What is "burnley"

Burnley is a market town in Lancashire, England, with a population of 73.021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun.

The town is partially surrounded by countryside to the south and east, with the smaller towns of Padiham and Nelson to the west and north respectively. It has a reputation as a regional centre of excellence for the manufacturing and aerospace industries.

The town began to develop in the early medieval period as a number of farming hamlets surrounded by manor houses and royal forests, and has held a market for more than 700 years. During the Industrial Revolution it became one of Lancashire's most prominent mill towns; at its peak it was one of the world's largest producers of cotton cloth, and a major centre of engineering.

Burnley has retained a strong manufacturing sector, and has strong economic links with the cities of Manchester and Leeds, as well as neighbouring towns along the M65 corridor. In 2013, in recognition of its success, Burnley received an Enterprising Britain award from the UK Government, for being the "Most Enterprising Area in the UK". For the first time in more than fifty years, a direct train service now operates between the town's Manchester Road railway station and Manchester's Victoria station, via the newly restored Todmorden Curve, which opened in May 2015. Ten of top 12 most declining UK cities are in north of England, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation study puts Rochdale, Burnley and Bolton at top of list of cities faring worst compared with UK trends 1

Burnley is a constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Julie Cooper of the Labour Party.

Burnley is a large market town in Lancashire, England.

Burnley may also refer to:

Burnley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Benjamin Burnley (born 1978), vocalist of American alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin
• Dorothy R. Burnley (1927-2016), American politician and businesswoman from North Carolina
• James H. Burnley IV (born 1948), American politician and lawyer from North Carolina
• Kenneth S. Burnley, Senior Resident Fellow at the University of Michigan School of Education
• Liz Burnley (born 1959), Chief Guide of Girlguiding UK since 2006

Fictional characters:

• Ilse Burnley, character in Lucy Maud Montgomery's Emily of New Moon series