49-466: Colne Town Hall is a municipal building in Albert Road, Colne , Lancashire , England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Colne Town Council, is a grade II listed building . After significant population growth associated with the increasing number of cotton mills in the town, the area became an urban district in 1894. In this context, civic leaders decided the procure a dedicated town hall;
98-407: A civil parish in 1866. A local board was formed in 1875, the district including part of Great Marsden , on the south side of Colne Water between Fox Clough and Swinden Clough. This area was made an urban district in 1894 and designated a Municipal Borough in 1895. In 1935 the borough absorbed an area to the east around Barnside, historically a detached part of Foulridge . In 1974, under
147-572: A special constable , was killed by a mob armed with sharpened iron rails during the second. In both cases troops marched from Burnley Barracks and the violence ceased with their arrival. Colne is on the edge of the Burnley Coalfield and coal was being mined at Fox Clough, to south of the town, from the early 17th century. Fox Clough Colliery also known as Engine Pit, was started by the Executors of John Hargreaves company, probably around 1832. By
196-508: A direct bus service to Manchester in the shape of route X43 , but this was withdrawn following low usage, with the frequency along the Main Line routes improved to compensate. They also operate an hourly service between Skipton and Burnley via Colne. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes to the north-west of Colne. Beyond Barrowford Locks, barges enter the summit level and then the 1,630-yard-long (1,490 m) Foulridge Tunnel . Close to
245-581: A large wide chord fan-blade manufacturing facility in nearby Barnoldswick . The town's main employment area is located at Whitewalls, which sits astride the boundary with Nelson adjacent to Junction 14 on the M65 motorway . To help stimulate development an undeveloped 5 hectare area of the estate was designated as part of the East Lancashire Enterprise Zone in December 1983 making it, at that time,
294-479: A population of 2,765, and contains the village of Trawden (formerly called Beardshaw) and the hamlets of Cottontree , Winewall and Wycoller . Boulsworth Hill is a well known local landmark situated within the parish. It takes its name from a medieval royal forest or "chase" which was in the same area. Trawden was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming an urban district from 1894. The parish adjoins
343-460: Is Ballgrove Picnic Area at the eastern edge of Colne, close to Laneshaw Bridge . It is possible to walk from here to historic Wycoller . There is an active sailing club at Lake Burwain one of the feeder lakes to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Since 2004, Colne has hosted the annual Colne Grand Prix cycle race, part of British Cycling 's Elite Circuit Series. The course follows an 800-metre circuit of
392-623: Is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire , England. The town is 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Nelson , 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Burnley and 25 mi (40 km) east of Preston . The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Valley around the River Colne near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire . Colne is close to the southern entrance to
441-531: Is no grammar school or continuing sixth form centre, the nearest being in Burnley and Skipton . Nelson and Colne College offers AS-level and A-level qualifications, as well as BTEC , City and Guilds , Open College of the North West and some professional qualifications . The college also has tie-ins with some higher education institutions. St Bartholomew's Church, on Church Street, dates from before 1122 when
490-496: Is no conclusive evidence of the Romans having occupied the area. There is, however, some debate among local historians as to whether the Romans may have stayed at Castercliff. From the early 6th century to the late 10th century, Colne came under Northumbrian and then Viking rule, finally coming firmly under Norman control in the 11th century. Then, from the 1090s until 1311, the area
539-471: Is the first of its kind to be built in the UK in an urban location. It includes high and low rope courses, up to 42 ft off the ground, a 60m Zip-Wire, Leap of Faith, Power Fan Free-fall, Jacobs Ladder and Climbing Wall. The nine-hole Colne Golf Club is located at Law Farm, to the north east of the town. There are two large local parks: King George V Playing Fields on Skipton Road ( A56 ) and Alkincoats Park, off
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#1732848971446588-699: The Aire Gap , the lowest crossing of the Pennine watershed. The M65 terminates west of the town and from here two main roads take traffic onwards towards the Yorkshire towns of Skipton (A56) and Keighley (A6068). Colne railway station is the terminus of the East Lancashire railway line. Colne adjoins the Pendle parishes of Foulridge , Laneshaw Bridge , Trawden Forest , Nelson , Barrowford and Blacko . Settlement in
637-699: The Lancashire League . It has been a continuous member of the Lancashire League since 1890. The first games were played on the Horsfield, the same field that is used today. Pendle Leisure Trust runs the Pendle Leisure Centre next to the railway station. The facility has two swimming pools, a fitness centre and gymnasium, sauna and sports hall. In summer 2013, the outdoor all-weather pitch was replaced by Urban Altitude. This outdoor aerial assault course
686-611: The Local Government Act 1972 , Colne became part of the Borough of Pendle . Initially Colne formed part of an unparished area , in 1992 a new civil parish of Laneshaw Bridge was created from what had been the eastern side of the municipal borough. A new Colne civil parish was formed in 2008. A town council was re-established at that time; it meets in Colne Town Hall , which was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1894. After boundary changes in 2020 which reduced
735-707: The North West Counties Football League Premier Division. Their predecessor at Holt House Stadium Colne Dynamoes F.C. received heavy investment from a local entrepreneur in the 1980s, but after winning the Northern Premier League crown in 1989/90 were refused entry to the Football Conference and folded before the start of the following season. Burnley F.C. , which plays in the Premier League enjoys strong support in
784-476: The Salvation Army Hall on Market Place (now a Citizens Advice Bureau ); and Trinity Baptist Church . Bethel Independent Methodist Church, dating from 1871, was the church of RMS Titanic's bandmaster Wallace Hartley. Church records exist for no fewer than thirty-four different places of worship and nine cemeteries. Colne F.C. , established in 1996, is the town's football team; it currently plays in
833-513: The woollen trade, in particular for the production of lightweight kersey . With the Industrial Revolution , cotton manufacturing became the main industry in the town, fuelled by the completion of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in 1816, and by the arrival of the railway in 1848. The cross allows a market to be held there and dates back to the 15th century. The market cross was originally at
882-434: The 1840s a surface drift was located at the foot of the clough, on the south side of Colne Water , and a tramroad crossed the river connecting the colliery to a coal yard in the town. It seems the coal here was not of a high quality, as during the winter of 1860 a local newspaper reported that the frozen canal and diversion of railway wagons had forced the inhabitants of Colne, to resort to town's coal pit. Fox Clough Colliery
931-571: The 1950s it became one of the first UK tour operators to offer overseas holidays to its customers. The company became part of Airtours when David Crossland purchased a series of small travel agencies across Lancashire in 1972, which in turn merged with the Thomas Cook Group in June 2007. Situated on the edge of the Pennines , Colne has views of several well-known hills. Boulsworth Hill , which lies on
980-413: The 2011 census had a population of 149,422. The racial composition of the town in 2011 was 95.8% White (93.9% White British), 3.0% Asian, 0.1% Black, 0.9% Mixed and 0.1% Other. The largest religious groups were Christian (58.5%) and Muslim (2.5%). 68.5% of adults between the ages of 16 and 74 were classed as economically active and in work. Colne's former cotton industry has all but disappeared. Many of
1029-563: The TV programmes Most Haunted and Most Haunted Live! The town is also known for Wallace Hartley , bandmaster on the RMS Titanic , to whom a memorial was erected, on Albert Road, in 1915. Wallace lived in Colne and is buried in the local cemetery. Colne is connected to the national railway network. Colne railway station is 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1 km) west of the town centre. It forms
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#17328489714461078-400: The area achieved municipal borough status on 14 September 1895, the building became the headquarters of the new borough and Councillor Samuel Catlow became its first mayor. The building continued to serve as the headquarters of the borough council for much of the 20th century but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Pendle Borough Council was formed in 1974. It became
1127-517: The area can be traced back to the Stone Age . A Mesolithic camp site, a Bronze Age burial site and stone tools from the Bronze and Stone Ages have been discovered at nearby Trawden . There are also the remains of an Iron Age fort , dating from the 6th century BC, above Colne at Castercliff . Although a Roman road passes through nearby Barnoldswick , and some Roman coins have been discovered, there
1176-549: The award-winning Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival has been hosted at venues throughout the town, attracting artists and visitors from across the world. Many local pubs and clubs stage music gigs; others hold 'fringe' type performances. The larger events are staged at the Municipal Hall close to the town centre. Trawden Forest Trawden Forest is a civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire , England. It has
1225-492: The boundary between Lancashire and West Yorkshire overlooks the town from the south. From the summit of Noyna Hill to the north, close to the village of Foulridge , it is possible to look out across much of East Lancashire and into the Yorkshire Dales . Blacko Tower (Stansfield Tower) is clearly visible to the north west, across White Moor, which forms the long eastern slope of Weets Hill . The hamlet of Wycoller , off
1274-404: The building, consolidated its operations on a site in nearby Barrowford. The red brick building, was converted to apartments in 2009 and now forms the centrepiece of an executive housing development known as The Locks. There are several pre-schools in the area which are spread across the town. There are several primary schools in the Colne area, one of which is a Catholic school . The schools in
1323-443: The central bay featured a doorway flanked by colonettes supporting a stone arch on the ground floor; there was an oriel window on the first floor and a four-stage clock tower with pyramid -shaped roof above. Internally, the principal rooms were the council chamber and the mayor's parlour. The Cambridge quarter -chiming clock was made by Potts of Leeds , and the five bells by Taylor of Loughborough . A large paving stone, which
1372-674: The eastern terminus of the East Lancashire Line , which runs to Nelson , Brierfield , Burnley and on to Preston and Blackpool . The line beyond Colne, formerly part of the Midland Railway , was closed by British Rail in 1970, but since 2001 the Skipton–East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership (SELRAP) has petitioned for the reopening up of the line between Colne and Skipton , as yet without success. The local bus company, Burnley & Pendle ,
1421-509: The first factory outlets in the UK, was established here in 1983, but in 2008 it moved into purpose built premises closer to the end of the M65 motorway. In 2013, it is the borough's largest employer, and has stores in Grantham , Newcastle , Walsall and Rotherham . Another local success story was Lyon's Tours, whose headquarters were off Albert Road, close to the town centre. A family-run business, in
1470-506: The junction of Colne Lane and Church Street. It was first moved to the grounds of The Gables on Albert Road, the location of Colne Library until around 1970. It has now been relocated to outside the Market Hall on Market Street, part of the main road through the town centre. The rise of Chartism saw riots here over the imposition of the 'new' police force in April and August 1840. John Halstead,
1519-404: The lower slopes of Boulsworth Hill, whilst the long distance Bronte Way passes through en route to Haworth. Colne is approximately 5 miles east of Pendle Hill , arguably the most well-known local landmark. Owing to its association with the Pendle witches , many local people walk up the hill, but particularly at Halloween . Several nearby farmhouses are reputed to be haunted, and have featured on
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1568-656: The meeting place of Colne Town Council when it was formed in 2008. The town council also took over responsibility for the management of the building in October 2017 and, following a programme of refurbishment works on the ground floor to create "the Waterhouse Bar" as a space for drinks receptions, the town council re-opened the council chamber and the mayor's parlour as venues for marriages and civil partnership ceremonies in February 2020. Colne Colne ( / k ɒ l n / )
1617-468: The nearby library. The market cross is in Market Street. The town developed in two parts: Colne, on top of the ridge; and Waterside, at the base of the southern slope, next to Colne Water . By 1296, a corn mill and a fulling mill had been established down by the river. By the 15th century, Colne had become the main market town in the area with markets (latterly held on Tuesdays) and a major centre for
1666-400: The number of wards in the borough to 12, three cover parts of Colne parish – Boulsworth & Foulridge, Waterside & Horsfield, and Vivary Bridge. The town is represented on Lancashire County Council in two divisions : Pendle Central and Pendle Rural. The Member of Parliament for Pendle and Clitheroe , the constituency into which the town falls, is Jonathan Hinder ( Labour ), who
1715-486: The one-way road system around the town centre. In 2013, Olympic Gold medallist Ed Clancy MBE, representing Rapha Condor JLT, became the first repeat winner of the race. Ralph, the father of the late Roger Bannister the first sub-four-minute miler in 1954, was born in Colne, the family having lived here for 400 years. "Roger Bannister and the Four-minute Mile by John Bale" Every August bank holiday since 1989,
1764-476: The road between Colne and Barrowford (B6247). Alkincoats Park, once the estate of Alkincoats Hall , has bowling greens , hard surface tennis courts, pitch and put golf, a children's play area and footpaths that lead to areas close to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the now-dismantled Colne to Skipton railway line. The towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the trackbed of the dismantled Colne to Skipton railway are also popular leisure destinations, as
1813-512: The road to Haworth , is the focus for the Country Park of the same name. Although traffic free (visitors must park outside the village), the peace and tranquility is often broken in the summer months as tourists are drawn to the visitor centre alongside the ruined hall. From here a network of footpaths and bridleways pass through the ford or cross Wycoller Beck on a series of ancient bridges, up to 1,000 years old. A series of circular walks traverse
1862-468: The site selected was a vacant site at the corner of two rows of residential properties (Albert Road and New Market Street). The new building, which was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in the Gothic style , was built with ashlar stone and was officially opened by the chairman of the council, Samuel Catlow, on 13 January 1894. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Albert Road;
1911-536: The smallest Enterprise Zone in the country. This successful estate now extends to over 27 hectares and is home to a wide range businesses including a large abattoir . Walshaw House, the headquarters of the East Lancashire Primary Care Trust, which occupies a recent extension to the estate, reflects recent growth in the service sector. The adjacent retail park contains a large ASDA supermarket and stores for Next and DFS. Boundary Mill Stores, one of
1960-438: The textile weaving mills that used to punctuate the landscape have been demolished to make way for new retail outlets and modern housing. Others lie semi-derelict, but the best examples continue to provide jobs for local residents by accommodating new manufacturing and service businesses. Strong growth has been experienced in precision engineering, particularly associated with the aerospace sector, as Rolls-Royce Aerospace operates
2009-477: The town are: Schools in the immediate area include: For details of more schools around Colne see Foulridge , Trawden , Nelson , Laneshaw Bridge and Brierfield . There are also three high schools in Colne: Colne Primet Academy , Park High School and Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School . Nelson and Colne College is the main provider of post-16 education in the area – there
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2058-578: The town's market was located in the churchyard. In 1988 the church was designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage . The Grade I listing is for buildings "of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important". Other churches and former churches in the town include the Church of England Christ Church (founded 1836), Holy Trinity Church and St. Bartholomew's Church; Mount Zion United Methodist Church and St John's Methodist Church; Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church;
2107-422: The town. The town also has a junior football club, Colne JFC, which runs teams for 8- to 16-year-olds, as well as a senior team. Colne & Nelson Rugby Union Football Club play at Holt House Playing Fields and the club celebrated its centenary in 2015. It runs two senior teams a Ladies' team and a massive Junior and Mini Colts section. Colne Cricket Club was formed in 1830 and is the oldest cricket club in
2156-478: The western portal, water from three reservoirs built between 1793 and 1866 feed the summit level. Colne Grammar School was a focus for education from the Middle Ages and had John Tillotson an Archbishop of Canterbury (1691–1694) amongst its alumni. Construction of the 'new school' on Barrowford Road was completed 1941. It finally closed in the late 20th century when Nelson and Colne College , which then occupied
2205-440: Was abandoned in 1872, but Trawden Colliery (1874 - 1890), located about 200 metres up the valley, continued production from the same workings. The tramroad was marked as disused in 1893. By 1891 there were 30 cotton mills listed in Colne with more in the surrounding areas of Trawden and Laneshaw Bridge . The largest had 2,400 looms and the smallest 56. Colne was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley which became
2254-480: Was controlled by the de Lacys of Pontefract from their outpost at Clitheroe Castle . Pendle Forest and Trawden Forest date from this period; forests in those times being hunting grounds for royals and other nobles. St Bartholomew's Church dates from before 1122 when the town's market was located in the churchyard. The churchyard used to house the market cross and wooden stocks on wheels and people were placed in these on market days. The stocks are now located in
2303-433: Was first elected in 2024 . The town's population declined during the 20th century, as was the case in many Lancashire mill towns , from 26,000 in 1911 to just 19,000 in 1961. The United Kingdom Census 2011 showed a total resident population for Colne civil parish of 17,855. The town forms part of a wider urban area , which had a population of 149,796 in 2001. A similar but larger, Burnley Built-up area defined in
2352-577: Was hewn from rock from Clough Fold Quarry near Rawtenstall and which measured 10 feet (3.0 m) by 9 feet (2.7 m) and weighed 2 tonnes (4,400 lb), was laid outside the front door of the building during its construction. Investigations conducted by a research team funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund indicated that this paving stone is only exceeded in surface area by the large paving stones in front of St George's Hall in Liverpool . After
2401-456: Was part-owned until 1996 by the two borough councils. There are buses every few minutes during the daytime on the 'Main Line' service between Burnley bus station and Colne town centre. Most of these then fork in various directions at each end, and continue to Padiham , Clitheroe or Accrington from Burnley , and to Earby , Barnoldswick , Trawden or Keighley from Colne. Until 2005 the town had
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