Burnley

Burnley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. 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. Wikipedia

Population 82,002 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Daylight 7 h 27 in Dec, dark by 15:47 · 17 h 04 in Jun
  1. January: 7 h 59 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 48 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 47 of daylight
  4. April: 14 h of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 56 of daylight
  6. June: 17 h 04 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 36 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 53 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 45 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 38 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 37 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 27 of daylight
Tourist office · 300 m Weavers Triangle Visitors Centre

Getting there

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Where you can go from Burnley

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From Burnley's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Markets

  • Burnley Market Hall

    No hours mapped

    310 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

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