Colne

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Colne is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located 3 mi northeast of Nelson, 6 mi north-east of Burnley, 25 mi east of Preston and 30 mi west of Leeds. ()

Alternative names: Population: 20.1 thous.Coordinates: 53°51'26"N, 2°10'10"W

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Colne – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pendle Heritage Centre, Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Atom, St Andrew's Church.

1.7 miW
Historical place, Museum
Pendle Heritage Centre, Nelson
44 min walk • Pendle Heritage Centre is a museum and visitor centre in Barrowford, Lancashire, England, dedicated to the history and heritage of Pendle.
3.5 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Science museum
Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Burnley
89 min walk • Queen Street Mill is a former weaving mill in Harle Syke, a suburb to the north-east of Burnley, Lancashire, that is a Grade I listed building. It was built in 1894 for the Queen Street Manufacturing Company.
3 miE
Monuments and statues
Atom
77 min walk • Panopticons is an arts and regeneration project of the East Lancashire Environmental Arts Network managed by Mid Pennine Arts. It involved the construction of series of 21st century landmarks, or Panopticons, across East Lancashire, England, as symbols of the renaissance of the area.
4.6 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Andrew's Church, Burnley
119 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in Colne Road, Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Burnley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Margaret, Burnley, and St James, Burnley.
4.1 miW
Church
St Mary's Church
106 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Newchurch in Pendle, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
2.3 miSW
City hall
Nelson Town Hall, Nelson
60 min walk • Nelson Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Square, Nelson, Lancashire, England. The building is the headquarters for both Pendle Borough Council and Nelson Town Council.
3.8 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Bancroft Mill Engine Trust, Barnoldswick
98 min walk • Bancroft Shed was a weaving shed in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England, situated on the road to Skipton. Construction was started in 1914 and the shed was commissioned in 1920 for James Nutter & Sons Limited. The mill closed on 22 December 1978 and was demolished.
~140 ftW
Church
St Bartholomew's Church
1 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is in the town of Colne in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn.
3.5 miSW
Area
Brierfield, Nelson
89 min walk • Brierfield is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is 2.5 miles north east of Burnley, 1 mile south west of Nelson, and 0.5 miles north east of Reedley. The parish had a population of 8,193, at the census of 2011.
3.5 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St James' Church, Burnley
89 min walk • St James' Church is in Church Street, Briercliffe, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Burnley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn and the diocese of Blackburn.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Boulsworth Hill
96 min walk • Boulsworth Hill is a large expanse of moorland, the highest point of the South Pennines of south-eastern Lancashire, England, separating the Borough of Pendle from Calderdale.