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Accrington is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Rishton, 28km from Trough of Bowland.
Accrington is in England, United Kingdom, with about 35,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Rishton, about 4 km away.
Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. 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", theRead more
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.
Accrington is a former centre of the cotton and textile machinery industries. The town is famed for manufacturing the hardest and densest building bricks in the world, "The Accrington NORI" (iron), which were used in the construction of the Empire State Building and for the foundations of Blackpool Tower and the Haworth Art Gallery which holds Europe's largest collection of Tiffany glass. The club is home to EFL club Accrington Stanley. The town played a part in the founding of the football league system, with a defunct club (Accrington F.C.) being one of the twelve original clubs of the English Football League.
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Within an hour or so of Accrington: Trough of Bowland (28 km), Haworth (28 km), Rapha Clubhouse Manchester (31 km), Janet’s Foss (37 km).
The nearest famous roads are Trough of Bowland, Holme Moss and Woodhead Pass.
Accrington is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Rishton.
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Full driving guide for United Kingdom8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Remote moorland pass through the Forest of Bowland linking Lancaster and Dunsop Bridge, following the route the Pendle witches were marched to trial in 1612. Sweeping single-carriageway bends with barely a building in sight.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The steep-cobbled Pennine village where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote, with the Parsonage Museum and moorland walks to Top Withens.
28 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
Manchester's cycling culture hub offering specialty coffee, kit, and a community space for riding enthusiasts.
31 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
A small waterfall dropping into a pool below a tufa screen, on the walk from Malham village to Gordale Scar.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Vast curved limestone cliff rising 80 metres from the valley floor, crowned with an extraordinary limestone pavement of weathered clints and grykes.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A jaw-dropping limestone ravine with waterfalls tumbling between overhanging cliffs near Malham.
38 km · about 45 min drive
film location
Harry and Hermione camp on the limestone pavement at the top of this 80m curved cliff in Deathly Hallows Part 1.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
An 80m curved limestone amphitheatre with a rare limestone pavement on top, and England's highest lime-rich lake nearby.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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