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Created page with "'''Accrington''' is a market town in Lancashire located in the Blackburnshire hundred, about 4 miles east of Blackburn itself and 6 miles west of Burnley. Known f..."
'''Accrington''' is a market town in [[Lancashire]] located in the Blackburnshire hundred, about 4 miles east of [[Blackburn]] itself and 6 miles west of [[Burnley]].
Known for its textile industry during the [[Industrial Revolution]], the area is also famous for the manufacture of Accrington brick, which was not only used for the foundations of Blackpool Tower, but in the construction of the [[Empire State Building]] in [[New York]], USA too. The town was important for the development of professional [[Soccer|association football]] (soccer) in England in the 19th century as one of the football league's founding teams, the now-defunct [[Accrington F.C.]] (1878-1896), was based in the town.
==Notable Accringtonians==
* Alan Ramsbottom (1936-2023) - professional cyclist
* Mystic Meg (1942-202) - astrologer
* Mina Anwar (born 1969) - actress best known for playing Constable Habib in [[Ben Elton]] sitcom ''[[The Thin Blue Line]]''.
[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]
Known for its textile industry during the [[Industrial Revolution]], the area is also famous for the manufacture of Accrington brick, which was not only used for the foundations of Blackpool Tower, but in the construction of the [[Empire State Building]] in [[New York]], USA too. The town was important for the development of professional [[Soccer|association football]] (soccer) in England in the 19th century as one of the football league's founding teams, the now-defunct [[Accrington F.C.]] (1878-1896), was based in the town.
==Notable Accringtonians==
* Alan Ramsbottom (1936-2023) - professional cyclist
* Mystic Meg (1942-202) - astrologer
* Mina Anwar (born 1969) - actress best known for playing Constable Habib in [[Ben Elton]] sitcom ''[[The Thin Blue Line]]''.
[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]