Where is Brierfield, Lancashire?

Brierfield, Lancashire is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BB9 5EF), in the parish of Brierfield.

How do I get to Brierfield, Lancashire?

The nearest railway station is Brierfield, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode BB9 5EF.

Is Brierfield, Lancashire a protected site?

Yes — Brierfield, Lancashire is part of the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape (AONB).

How do I get to Brierfield, Lancashire?

The nearest railway station is Brierfield, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BB9 5EF.

Museums · North West England

Brierfield, Lancashire

In or near Barrowford.

♿ Wheelchair: limited

Pickering Street, Brierfield - geograph.org.uk - 694003 — Alexander P Kapp — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year: Year-round
Nearest railway station: Brierfield · 0.1 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Brierfield in Lancashire, the nearest railway station is Brierfield, located just 0.1 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is BB9 5EF. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.

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Brierfield () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Burnley, 1 mile (1.6 km) south west of Nelson, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north east of Reedley. The parish had a population of 8,193, at the census of 2011. The parish adjoins the Pendle parishes of Reedley Hallows, Old Laund Booth and Nelson, the Burnley parish of Briercliffe, and the unparished area of the town of Burnley.

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Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Forest Of Bowland

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

]] The building of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, the Blackburn to Addingham turnpike road, and the railway from Preston to Colne, led to the town developing during the 19th century. Before the new transport links were constructed, the town was just a scattering of farmhouses forming part of Marsden township known as Little Marsden, which also covered a large part of what was to become Nelson. The land here was considered part of the manor of Ightenhill. The village of Marsden was centred on St Paul's Church just over the boundary with Nelson. Brierfield was likely one of Marsden's town fields, along presumably with Limefield and Mansfield, located within Brierfield parish, and Scholefield…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.8240, -2.2350
County: Lancashire
District: Pendle
Parish: Brierfield
Postcode: BB9 5EF
Parliamentary constituency: Burnley
Nearest railway station: Brierfield — 0.1 km

Sources

wikipedia: Brierfield, Lancashire (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Reedley Hallows

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Nelson, Lancashire

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Where to eat & stay near Brierfield, Lancashire

Places to stay

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Hotels · North West England

Travelodge

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Caravan parks · North West England

Stubbins Vale Caravan Park

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Caravan parks · North West England

Bridge Heywood Caravan Park

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Campsites · North West England

Lower Greenhill Holiday Park

Lower Greenhill Holiday Park — a campsite in england north west.

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Caravan parks · North West England

Harwood Bar Caravan Park

Harwood Bar Caravan Park — a caravan park in england north west.

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Campsites · North West England

Wiswell Shay Farm CC Site

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Places to eat & drink

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