Burnley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is 21 miles (34 km) north of Manchester and 20 miles (32 km) east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun.
Clockwise from top left: Burnley Town Hall; St Peter's Church; Belle Vue Mill; View of eastern Burnley and the Forest of Pendle; St James's Street in the town centre
Burnley wharf on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Burnley Town Hall on Manchester Road
The River Brun as it flows through Burnley
The Borough of Burnley is a local government district with the borough status in Lancashire, England. It has an area of 42.9 square miles (111 km2) and a population of 95,553 (2022), and is named after its largest town, Burnley. The borough also contains the town of Padiham along with several villages and surrounding rural areas.
Burnley Town Hall
Borough of Burnley
The Singing Ringing Tree, overlooking Burnley.
Clowbridge Reservoir, Dunnockshaw.