Brierfield | |
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Burnley Road, Brierfield | |
Location within Lancashire | |
Population | 8,193 (2011) [1] |
OS grid reference | SD850361 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NELSON |
Postcode district | BB9 |
Dialling code | 01282 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Brierfield (/ˌbraɪ.ərˈfiːld/) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Burnley, 1 mile (1.6 km) south west of Nelson, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north east of Reedley. The parish had a population of 8,193, at the census of 2011.[1]
The parish adjoins the Pendle parishes of Reedley Hallows, Old Laund Booth and Nelson, the Burnley parish of Briercliffe, and the unparished area of the town of Burnley.