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Accrington
A town famed for its bricks, which were known to be the hardest building bricks in the world and were used in the construction of the Empire State Building. Accrington was also a productive cotton town in the industrial revolution period.
Local History
Historic monuments near Accrington
- Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position – 4.91 km away
- Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm – 5.01 km away
- Portfield hillfort – 6.81 km away
- Hapton Castle – 3.93 km away
- Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House – 9.48 km away
- Remains of Aspen Colliery, associated beehive coking ovens and canal basin – 2.22 km away
- Three high crosses in St Mary’s churchyard – 7.94 km away
- Whalley Cistercian abbey – 7.97 km away
- Bowl barrow 170m north east of Hacking Boat House – 9.99 km away
- Ightenhill Manor (site of) – 7.91 km away
- Higher Mill, Helmshore – 7.33 km away
- Whalley Bridge – 7.70 km away