Burnley is a town in the Pennines, Lancashire, England. It was first established around 800 AD and nestles in a basin between the River Calder and the River Brun from which it gets its name (wodland clearing by the River Brun). The 13th century saw a significant growth in the town when a market character was granted and the first fulling mill was built, thus signalling the start of the textile industry which was the key to Burnley's future growth and prosperity over the succeeding centuries. With the Industrial Revolution and the building of the Leeds and Liverpoolcanal, Burnley grew in stature and by the end of the 19th century was the world's leading producer of cotton cloth and had a population of almost 100,000 people. Research Burnley
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