Borough of Burnley
Shown within Lancashire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Lancashire
Area: - Total	Ranked 233rd 110.70 km²
Admin. HQ:	Burnley
ONS code:	30UD
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 252nd 88,975 804 / km²
Ethnicity:	91.8% White 7.2% S.Asian
Politics
Burnley Borough Council http://www.burnley.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MP:	Peter Pike

Burnley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire in North West England. It is named for its main town, Burnley.

The borough's population is around 90,000--it hit almost 100,000 in the 1960s, but experienced a two-decade decline, before settling around 90,000.

Places in the borough of Burnley include:

• Burnley, 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.

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