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Accrington
Town in Lancashire, England

Accrington

Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England.

Plan a trip to Accrington→From Manchester, Greater Manchester

It lies about 4 miles (6 km) east of Blackburn, 6 miles (10 km) west of Burnley, 13 miles (21 km) east of Preston, 20 miles (32 km) north of Manchester and is situated on the culverted River Hyndburn. Commonly abbreviated by locals to "Accy", the town has a population of 35,456 according to the 2011 census. Accrington is the largest settlement and the seat of the Hyndburn borough council.

Get in

Getting to Accrington

Manchester Airport is 27 miles (43 km) south, with excellent flight connections across the UK, Europe and beyond. Leeds Bradford Airport is 30 miles (48 km) east of Accrington but has fewer flights and less onward transport. Accrington is on the East Lancashire Line. There is an hourly train (daily) from Preston via Blackburn to Accrington, continuing to Burnley, Halifax, Bradford, Leeds and York.

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    Accrington Railway Station is east side
See

Worth seeing

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    Haworth Art Gallery

    Manchester Rd BB5 2JS (one mile south of town on A680).

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    Stone

    It seems to have inspired Accringtonian composer Harrison Birtwistle's The Mask of Orpheus, which is structured around a similar 17-arch viaduct.

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    Gawthorpe Hall

    A 17th century mansion, home of the Shuttleworth family, two miles north of Burnley.

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    Market Hall
Do

Things to do

Football:

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    Accrington Stanley FC

    Wham Stadium, Livingstone Rd, BB5 5BX (1 mile north of the town centre on A680.

Eat

Where to eat

There's the usual collection of fast food outlets, and reasonable Bangladeshi restaurants. The best eateries otherwise are the hotels. Mitali Tandoori Indian Restaurant, Warner Street,.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.