Accrington

Accrington, in the County of Lancashire, is a small former mill town in the industrial north-west of England. Its name is thought to be a corruption of 'acorn-ring-town', although the old oak woods that once encircled the town have long-since gone, victims of the Industrial Revolution. Since the redrawing of the political boundaries in 1974, the town has formed part of the Borough of Hyndburn — a merging of Accrington together with the smaller 'satellite' towns of Oswaldtwistle, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood and Rishton, into one political 'seat'.

Famous sons and daughters

Accrington's famous sons and daughters include: Jon Anderson of rock band Yes; author Jeanette Winterson, whose Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is an account of her childhood in the town; and composer Harrison Birtwistle.

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Jon Anderson - Yes - Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Harrison Birtwistle

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Famous ex-residents include darts player Ronny Baxter, actress Jane Horrocks, Jim Bowen of Bullseye fame and the National Lottery's Mystic Meg!

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Jane Horrocks - Jim Bowen - Mystic Meg

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