Burnley Wood

Burnley Wood is a district of Burnley, Lancashire. In broad terms it lies between Parliament Street in the north and Stoney Street in the south, and from the railway in the west to Todmorden Road in the east. Based on historic definitions of the ward boundary of Burnley Wood it could also be defined as including the more affluent areas around Woodgrove Road area to the east of Todmorden Road, Brooklands Road to the south and the area north of Parliament Street to the river Calder. Historically the district was located in the township of Habergham Eaves, separated from Burnley by the Calder before being incorporated into the Borough in 1894.

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