| Know About Your City: Burnley lies 19 miles east of Preston at the confluence of the River Calder and Brun. It is a large town in Lancashire , England and it was once the worlds leading producer of cotton cloth. The town's main shopping street is St James Street , onto which Charter walk shopping centre opens and the town centre is home to a good number of major high street multiples, including Marks and Spencer , Next and W H Smith , and a healthy mix of other shops, including specialist food shops. The town is represented on the council in 6 divisions: Burnley Central East, Burnley Central West, Burnley North East, Burnley Rural, Burnley South West, and Padiham & Burnley West. Burnley is served by Junctions 9, 10 and 11 of the M65 motorway, which runs west to Accrington, Blackburn and Preston , and northeast to Nelson and Colne. |