Church, Lancashire
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  Church |
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| Population | 3,988 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SD746288 |
| – London | 231 miles (372 km) |
| District | Hyndburn |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ACCRINGTON |
| Postcode district | BB5 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Hyndburn |
| Website | www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/ |
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Coordinates: 53°45′19″N 2°23′12″W / 53.75529°N 2.38665°W
Church is a village in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England; situated a mile west of Accrington. The local travel links are located less than a mile from the village centre to Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station and 27 miles (43 km) to Blackpool Airport. Also, the main road running through the village is the A679. The village has a population of 3,988 according to the 2001 census.
The parish church is the Church of St James, which has late medieval tower (damaged by fire in 1983) and a nave constructed in 1805.
Church's nearest hospital is Accrington Victoria Hospital, and the nearest A&E is the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
Church's most famous son was Edward Ormerod or Ormrod (1834-1894), inventor in 1867 of the patent Ormerod Butterfly Clip, which has been responsible for saving the lives of generations of coal miners.
Church has a few novelties, such as a Lidl (which is set to reopen in July 2015), a KFC, a bakery (Yates'), a Coral, a Texaco, a sports centre (Hyndburn Sports Centre), which opened in 1977, a fire station (Hyndburn Community Fire Station), which opened in 2003, a post office (Dill Hall Post Office), a Howarth Timber, a car sales/tyres (S&D Car Sales & Tyres), a motorstore/bike shop (A1 Top Gear Motorstore), an appliance repair/sales (E&D Domestics), a chippy (Henry Street Chippy), and an Italian "Pizzeria Ristorante" (Monte Cristo).
The village also had an Arnold Clark (previously Bowker BMW and Mini) car dealer, but it closed down during 2010, and was demolished in January 2015, in order to make way for a new pub.
A small library was in the village, but it closed during 2006.
Education
Church is home to St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington Academy and St. Nicholas C.E. Primary School.
See also
References
- ↑ Census, 2001
External links
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