Oswaldtwistle
Sign in to saveOswaldtwistle ( "ozzle twizzle") is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England, southeast of Blackburn, contiguous with Accrington. The town has a rich industrial heritage, being home to James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, and Robert "Parsley" Peel of calico printing fame. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the town and was responsible for the export of much of the area's cotton produce.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Oswaldtwistle
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Parish Church of Immanuel, Oswaldtwistle - geograph.org.uk - 559861.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Parish Church of Immanuel
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.population
- 10,815
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD740275
- UK place.post_town
- ACCRINGTON
- UK place.postcode_area
- BB
- UK place.postcode_district
- BB5
- UK place.dial_code
- 01254
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hyndburn
- UK place.shire_district
- Hyndburn
- UK place.shire_county
- Lancashire
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Borough of Hyndburn
- UK place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Hyndburn
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Hyndburn
- Population
- 11803
- Area
- 2.1
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- The Parish Church of Immanuel, Oswaldtwistle - geograph.org.uk - 559861.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01254
Show 5 more facts
- postal code
- BB5
- OS grid reference
- SD740275
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P8168
- Brussels Affair
- Commons category
- Oswaldtwistle
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- The Peel family
- Power loom riots
- Coal
- PoW camps
- Governance
- Economy
- Landmarks
- Oswaldtwistle Moor
- Oswaldtwistle Mills
- Civic Arts Centre and Theatre
- Rhyddings Park
- Oswaldtwistle Carnival
- Education
- Media
- Sport
- Notable people
- Sport
- Twinned town
- See also
- References
- External links
Oswaldtwistle ( "ozzle twizzle") is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England, southeast of Blackburn, contiguous with Accrington. The town has a rich industrial heritage, being home to James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, and Robert "Parsley" Peel of calico printing fame. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the town and was responsible for the export of much of the area's cotton produce.
At the 2011 census, it had a population of 11,803. In 2021 the population had decreased to 10,815
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oswaldtwistle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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