Chartered Surveyors Burnley Lancashire

Approximate Population: 73,021

Burnley, Lancashire lies in a natural three-forked valley at the confluence of the River Brun and the River Calder, surrounded by open fields which evolve into wild moorland at higher altitudes.

There are several large parks in the town, including Towneley Park, once the deer park for the 15th century Towneley Hall and three winners of the Green Flag Award, including Queens Park, which hosts a summer season of brass band concerts each year, and Thompson Park, which has a boating lake and miniature railway. The landmark RIBA-award winning Panopticon Singing Ringing Tree, overlooking the town from the hills at Crown Point, was installed in 2006.

To the west of Burnley lie the towns of Padiham, Accrington and Blackburn, with Nelson and Colne to the north. To the north west of the town lies the imposing and visually dramatic Pendle Hill, home of the Pendle Witches, whose summit stands 1,827 feet (557 m) above sea level. To the east of the town lie the hills of the South Pennines, and to the south, the Forest of Rossendale.

The Pennine Way passes six miles east of Burnley; the Mary Towneley Loop, part of the Pennine Bridleway, and the Burnley Way offer riders and walkers clearly-signed routes through the countryside immediately surrounding the town.

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the town on a 60 foot high embankment known as the ‘Straight Mile’, built between 1796 and 1801 to avoid the need for locks and is today regarded as one of the seven wonders of the British waterways.

Chartered Surveyors Burnley Lancashire