James's Church was built in 1763, replacing the old chapel however it did not achieve parochial status until as late as 1870. ===Industrial Revolution=== Until around 1830, visitors considered Accrington to be just a "considerable village".
On 24 April 1826 over 1,000 men and women, many armed, gathered at Whinney Hill in Clayton-le-Moors to listen to a speaker from where they marched on Sykes's Mill at Higher Grange Lane, near the site of the modern police station and magistrates' courts, and smashed over 60 looms.
James's Church was built in 1763, replacing the old chapel however it did not achieve parochial status until as late as 1870. ===Industrial Revolution=== Until around 1830, visitors considered Accrington to be just a "considerable village".
In the end, after three days of riots 1,139 looms were destroyed, 4 rioters and 2 bystanders shot dead by the authorities in Rossendale and 41 rioters sentenced to death (all of whose sentences were commuted). In 1842 'plug riots' a general strike spread from town to town due to conditions in the town.
From 15 August 1842 the situation boiled over and bands of men entered the mills which were running and stopped the machinery by knocking out the boiler plugs.
James's Church was built in 1763, replacing the old chapel however it did not achieve parochial status until as late as 1870. ===Industrial Revolution=== Until around 1830, visitors considered Accrington to be just a "considerable village".
But if the Frisian names Akkrum, Akkeringa and Dutch name Akkerghem, are derived from the personal name Akker there may be a corresponding Old English name from which Accrington may be derived. ===Early history=== Accrington covers two townships which were established in 1507 following disafforestation; those of Old Accrington and New Accrington which were merged in 1878 with the incorporation of the borough council.
This seat was abolished in the 1983 general election and replaced with the present constituency of Hyndburn (UK Parliament constituency). Accrington became incorporated as a municipal borough in 1878.
The constituency boundaries do not align exactly with those of the district of the same name. Accrington was first represented nationally after the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 after the 1885 general election by Accrington (UK Parliament constituency).
It supplied electricity to Accrington, Haslingden and the Altham and Clayton-le-Moors areas between 1900 and 1958. ==Regeneration and investment== The council has a regeneration plan in place, which will, according to the council, boost the local economy.
However M&M Coaches ceased business suddenly on 21 September 2016 ==Public services== Accrington Library, on St James Street, is a Carnegie library that opened in 1908.
The Pals battalions were a peculiarity of the 1914-18 war: Lord Kitchener, the Secretary of State for War, believed that it would help recruitment if friends and work-mates from the same town were able to join up and fight together.
It was part of the 'Big Push' (later known as the Battle of the Somme) that was intended to force the German Army into a retreat from the Western Front, a line they had held since late 1914.
The rest volunteered from other east Lancashire towns such as Burnley, Blackburn and Chorley. The Pals' first day of action, 1 July 1916, took place in Serre, near Montauban in the north of France.
The trenches from which the Accrington Pals advanced on 1 July 1916 are still visible in John Copse west of the village of Serre, and there is a memorial there made of Accrington brick. After the war and until 1986, Accrington Corporation buses were painted in the regimental colours of red and blue with gold lining.
It supplied electricity to Accrington, Haslingden and the Altham and Clayton-le-Moors areas between 1900 and 1958. ==Regeneration and investment== The council has a regeneration plan in place, which will, according to the council, boost the local economy.
The closest airports are Manchester Airport at , Blackpool Airport at and Leeds Bradford Airport at . There was once a rail link south to Manchester via Haslingden and Bury, but this was closed in the 1960s as part of cuts following the Beeching Report.
Under the Local Government Act 1972, since 1974, the town has formed part of the larger Borough of Hyndburn including the former Urban Districts of Oswaldtwistle, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood and Rishton. Hyndburn consists of 16 wards, electing a total of 35 councillors.
Under the Local Government Act 1972, since 1974, the town has formed part of the larger Borough of Hyndburn including the former Urban Districts of Oswaldtwistle, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood and Rishton. Hyndburn consists of 16 wards, electing a total of 35 councillors.
This seat was abolished in the 1983 general election and replaced with the present constituency of Hyndburn (UK Parliament constituency). Accrington became incorporated as a municipal borough in 1878.
The trenches from which the Accrington Pals advanced on 1 July 1916 are still visible in John Copse west of the village of Serre, and there is a memorial there made of Accrington brick. After the war and until 1986, Accrington Corporation buses were painted in the regimental colours of red and blue with gold lining.
The figure for the urban area was 71,220, increased from 70,442 in 1991.
The current Mayor of Accrington is Lance Sergeant Gary Archer of the Scots Guards. ==Demography== The 2001 census gave the population of Accrington town as 35,200.
The area in 2001 was listed as , whereas in 2011 it was . The borough of Hyndburn as a whole has a population of 80,734.
In April 2003, Hyndburn Community Fire Station opened, also serving the Borough of Hyndburn. ==Law enforcement== The town is served by the Lancashire Constabulary Police station on Broadway after moving into town from its previous location on Manchester Road as an effort to save money due to rising expenses and decreasing funding by the government.
Commonly abbreviated by locals to "Accy", the town has a population of 35,456 according to the 2011 census. Accrington is a former centre of the cotton and textile machinery industries.
For comparison purposes that is approximately the same size as Aylesbury, Carlisle and Guildford urban areas. The 2011 census gave a population of 35,456 for the Accrington built-up area subdivision (which includes Huncoat, Baxenden and Rising Bridge in Rossendale) and a population of 125,000 for the wider Accrington/Rossendale Built-up area.
The area in 2001 was listed as , whereas in 2011 it was . The borough of Hyndburn as a whole has a population of 80,734.
NORIs, a type of iron-hard engineering brick, were produced nearby in Huncoat which was closed in 2013, but later reopened in 2015.
Plans for the new bus station, which was later named 'George Slynn' in honour of the former Hyndburn Council leader, were put forward in January 2013 and approved in October 2014.
Plans for the new bus station, which was later named 'George Slynn' in honour of the former Hyndburn Council leader, were put forward in January 2013 and approved in October 2014.
NORIs, a type of iron-hard engineering brick, were produced nearby in Huncoat which was closed in 2013, but later reopened in 2015.
A train service to Manchester via the Todmorden Curve opened in 2015.
The bus station was completed during and officially opened on 11 July 2016.
However M&M Coaches ceased business suddenly on 21 September 2016 ==Public services== Accrington Library, on St James Street, is a Carnegie library that opened in 1908.
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