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Burnley is a local government districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca with boroughA borough is a political division originally used in England. The equivalent, burgh was used in Scotland. Bury often ends towns' names in the South of England, but borough more often in the Midlands. Bury is more common in America's New England — but burg status in Lancashire in North West England. It is named for its main town, BurnleyBurnley is a town in Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000. The surrounding borough of Burnley has a population of around 90,000. Burnley grew up as an industrial town in the 19th century, with its economy being based upon th.

The borough's population is around 90,000--it hit almost 100,000 in the 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around, but experienced a two-decade decline, before settling around 90,000.

Places in the borough of Burnley include:

• BurnleyBurnley is a town in Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000. The surrounding borough of Burnley has a population of around 90,000. Burnley grew up as an industrial town in the 19th century, with its economy being based upon th, Burnley Lane , Burnley Wood
• Fulledge
• Haggate , Hapton , Holme Chapel , Hurstwood
• Mereclough
• Padiham
• Rose Grove , Rose Hill
• Walk Mill , Worsthorne

The current borders date from April 1, 1974, when the former county borough of Burnley merged with Padiham urban district and part of Burnley Rural District .