1241:
983:
797:
788:
130:
31:
305:
for over 40-years, has seen the Bank Hall site turned into a park and also the ongoing creation of the Brun Valley Forest Park along the river between
Brownside and Heasandford. This was helped by the 2011-15 Urban River Enhancement Scheme (URES) which made improvements the river habitat in the town,
285:
located next to the Bridge Inn. The mill is thought to have been originally erected around 1290 and was still water-powered until 1820. The ancient bridge near the church was demolished in June 1736 and a new one 4 yards wide, with a 16-yard arch was erected nearby. The last crossing before the
289:
The lake at Rowley and the Brun's course onward to
Heasandford is an artificial creation of the 1970s. Previously this section of the river flowed further to the west, with the Don collecting Swinden Water before meeting the Brun close to the mill lodge. Bank Hall was formerly the site of a
250:
by the brown river. However it is impossible to be certain that the town is not named after the brown meadow and river renamed after the settlement achieved some significance.
220:
at the St Peter's Centre and again as it passes under the
Charter Walk shopping centre. Having turning back toward the west, the Brun falls over one final weir as it joins the
294:
for generations. The mine workings caused significant levels of pollution in the river and the diversion scheme also allowed the valley of the old route to be used as a
615:
695:
777:
290:
significant coal mine that operated for over 100 years up to 1971, with another near Rowley Hall that operated between 1861 and 1928, and the area was used as a
1201:
286:
confluence with the Calder is called
Salford, the area of the town that developed around it was also known by that name in the early 20th century.
196:. It continues past the Hollins, the hamlet of Brownside and through the Rowley Lake near Rowley Hall before collecting Swinden Water and then the
1240:
433:
1478:
770:
523:
189:. Rock Water only begins a short distance to the southeast, where Cant Clough Beck (from that reservoir) meets Shedden Clough stream.
650:
669:
1194:
546:
518:
461:
200:
at
Netherwood Bridge and turning west. Entering Burnley at Heasandford, the Brun collects Walshaw Clough stream as it passes
1517:
763:
213:
811:
1187:
1522:
1527:
1445:
1353:
1002:
972:
861:
302:
205:
1425:
841:
826:
726:
221:
109:
395:
369:
1440:
1073:
587:
1430:
1033:
856:
201:
197:
154:
1158:
1078:
755:
1338:
1267:
1211:
940:
871:
831:
1063:
796:
787:
646:
591:
496:
429:
247:
192:
Heading northwest, the river passes
Ormerod and is met by the small stream that flows through
1373:
581:
514:
253:
West of
Hurstwood the Brun flows under Salterford Bridge, the site of a ford on an ancient
1460:
1333:
1163:
1153:
1118:
1068:
997:
876:
341:
490:
982:
1383:
1083:
1053:
1038:
906:
886:
881:
1179:
1511:
1404:
1378:
1168:
1148:
1103:
1088:
1028:
960:
950:
945:
911:
129:
1455:
1435:
1277:
1257:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1113:
1058:
934:
896:
891:
866:
851:
846:
747:
265:
for the old
Heasandford Mill, historically located further downstream near the old
209:
519:"Heasandford House, Heasandford Cottage and Heasandford Lodge, Burnley (1245019)"
1399:
1328:
1318:
1287:
1143:
1108:
1048:
1043:
1007:
928:
816:
307:
266:
233:
94:
1450:
1343:
1302:
1282:
1272:
1138:
1098:
1023:
966:
955:
922:
916:
901:
836:
792:
262:
193:
146:
83:
79:
1493:
1480:
595:
1297:
1292:
1093:
500:
291:
282:
178:
170:
150:
232:
The river is generally thought to have given its name to
Burnley (from the
204:. Turning southwest and travelling on through Bank Hall Park and under the
30:
1323:
295:
270:
1348:
1262:
1230:
1225:
696:"Burnley polluted river clean up hailed as 'remarkable transformation'"
254:
217:
186:
113:
49:
345:
258:
142:
281:(part of which has been preserved) to a lodge for the town's old
278:
274:
241:
236:
182:
1183:
759:
149:. It is approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long and has a
428:(C2 ed.). 1:50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 2006.
169:(draining Wether Edge, Hameldon and supplying the Hurstwood
641:
Frost, Roger; Thompson, Ian; Dewhurst, Victoria (2014),
583:
The
Victoria History of the County of Lancaster Vol 6
216:. As it moves through the town centre it is briefly
1413:
1392:
1362:
1311:
1248:
1218:
1016:
990:
804:
119:
103:
93:
72:
64:
55:
45:
40:
23:
35:The Brun as it falls over the old weir in Burnley
580:Farrer, William; Brownbill, John, eds. (1911),
246:), with the name thought to mean the meadow or
1195:
771:
273:ford). Close to St. Peter's the remains of a
8:
670:"Celebrating the history of Burnley's parks"
277:can still be seen, the water went through a
495:. Manchester University Press. p. 83.
257:. At the end of the Don are the remains of
1366:
1202:
1188:
1180:
778:
764:
756:
716:
208:into Thompson Park (where it supplies the
157:) of 9.32 square miles (24.134 km).
590:- Constable & Co, pp. 441–454,
462:"On the trail of the elusive River Brun"
419:
417:
177:at Foxstones Bridge near the village of
128:
361:
324:
224:close to the roundabout on Active Way.
181:, the river runs northwest towards the
165:Thought to begin at the confluence of
20:
663:
661:
7:
484:
482:
455:
453:
451:
449:
447:
445:
16:River in eastern Lancashire, England
551:National Heritage List for England
524:National Heritage List for England
261:and dams that supply water to the
14:
1239:
981:
795:
786:
622:. Northern Mine Research Society
370:"Brun - conf Don to conf Calder"
133:The dam and weir at Rowley Lake.
29:
396:"Brun - headwaters to conf Don"
331:Measured using mapping website.
1:
694:Chris Gee (14 January 2012).
547:"The Goit, Burnley (1022623)"
492:The place-names of Lancashire
269:(thought to be anciently the
56:Physical characteristics
668:Roger Frost (16 June 2015).
460:Jack Nadin (25 April 2003).
791:Rivers and watercourses of
733:Next confluence downstream
105: • location
74: • location
1544:
1446:Leeds and Liverpool Canal
1369:
1354:Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood
1237:
979:
303:Lancashire County Council
301:Restoration works led by
206:Leeds and Liverpool Canal
89:
60:
28:
721:Next confluence upstream
153:area (not including the
645:, Amberley Publishing,
588:Victoria County History
489:Ekwall, Eilert (1922).
426:Blackburn & Burnley
400:Catchment Data Explorer
374:Catchment Data Explorer
344:is thought to mean the
306:including constructing
242:
237:
123:4.5 miles (7.2 km)
134:
1003:Leeds & Liverpool
202:Burnley Youth Theatre
132:
1518:Rivers of Lancashire
700:Lancashire Telegraph
674:Clitheroe Advertiser
616:"Bank Hall Colliery"
402:. Environment Agency
376:. Environment Agency
1490: /
1079:Green Withins Brook
1494:53.7914°N 2.2475°W
1212:Borough of Burnley
545:Historic England.
135:
1523:Rivers of Burnley
1473:
1472:
1469:
1468:
1210:Geography of the
1177:
1176:
754:
753:
435:978-0-319-22829-6
214:St Peter's Church
127:
126:
1535:
1528:Calder catchment
1505:
1504:
1502:
1501:
1500:
1499:53.7914; -2.2475
1495:
1491:
1488:
1487:
1486:
1483:
1374:Forest of Pendle
1367:
1243:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1181:
985:
799:
790:
780:
773:
766:
757:
717:
711:
710:
708:
706:
691:
685:
684:
682:
680:
665:
656:
655:
638:
632:
631:
629:
627:
612:
606:
605:
604:
602:
577:
571:
568:
562:
561:
559:
557:
542:
536:
535:
533:
531:
515:Historic England
511:
505:
504:
486:
477:
476:
474:
472:
457:
440:
439:
421:
412:
411:
409:
407:
392:
386:
385:
383:
381:
366:
349:
338:
332:
329:
245:
240:
75:
33:
21:
1543:
1542:
1538:
1537:
1536:
1534:
1533:
1532:
1508:
1507:
1498:
1496:
1492:
1489:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1465:
1461:Whitewell Brook
1409:
1388:
1358:
1334:Habergham Eaves
1307:
1250:
1244:
1235:
1214:
1208:
1178:
1173:
1164:Whitewell Brook
1154:Walverden Water
1119:Pendleton Brook
1069:Freckleton Pool
1012:
986:
977:
827:Calder (Ribble)
800:
784:
715:
714:
704:
702:
693:
692:
688:
678:
676:
667:
666:
659:
653:
640:
639:
635:
625:
623:
614:
613:
609:
600:
598:
579:
578:
574:
569:
565:
555:
553:
544:
543:
539:
529:
527:
513:
512:
508:
488:
487:
480:
470:
468:
466:Burnley Express
459:
458:
443:
436:
423:
422:
415:
405:
403:
394:
393:
389:
379:
377:
368:
367:
363:
353:
352:
339:
335:
330:
326:
316:
230:
167:Hurstwood Brook
163:
106:
73:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1541:
1539:
1531:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1510:
1509:
1471:
1470:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1417:
1415:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1402:
1396:
1394:
1390:
1389:
1387:
1386:
1384:South Pennines
1381:
1376:
1370:
1364:
1360:
1359:
1357:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1315:
1313:
1309:
1308:
1306:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1254:
1252:
1246:
1245:
1238:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1228:
1222:
1220:
1216:
1215:
1209:
1207:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1184:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1084:Hyndburn Brook
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1054:Dinckley Brook
1051:
1046:
1041:
1039:Bradshaw Brook
1036:
1031:
1026:
1020:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1000:
994:
992:
988:
987:
980:
978:
976:
975:
970:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
931:
926:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
808:
806:
802:
801:
785:
783:
782:
775:
768:
760:
752:
751:
745:
740:
736:
735:
730:
723:
713:
712:
686:
657:
651:
633:
620:Mines Database
607:
572:
570:Ekwall, p. 32.
563:
537:
506:
478:
441:
434:
424:"103" (Map).
413:
387:
360:
359:
351:
350:
333:
323:
322:
315:
312:
310:on the weirs.
229:
226:
212:) and on past
162:
159:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
107:
104:
101:
100:
97:
91:
90:
87:
86:
76:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
58:
57:
53:
52:
47:
43:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1540:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1515:
1513:
1506:
1503:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1412:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1397:
1395:
1391:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1379:Hameldon Hill
1377:
1375:
1372:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1361:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1310:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1255:
1253:
1251:& suburbs
1247:
1242:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1205:
1200:
1198:
1193:
1191:
1186:
1185:
1182:
1170:
1169:Wycoller Beck
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1159:Wanless Water
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1149:Trawden Brook
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1104:Mearley Brook
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1089:Langden Brook
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1029:Bashall Brook
1027:
1025:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
995:
993:
989:
984:
974:
971:
969:
968:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
936:
932:
930:
927:
925:
924:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
832:Calder (Wyre)
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
809:
807:
803:
798:
794:
789:
781:
776:
774:
769:
767:
762:
761:
758:
749:
746:
744:
741:
738:
737:
734:
731:
729:
728:
724:
722:
719:
718:
701:
697:
690:
687:
675:
671:
664:
662:
658:
654:
652:9781445618920
648:
644:
637:
634:
621:
617:
611:
608:
597:
593:
589:
585:
584:
576:
573:
567:
564:
552:
548:
541:
538:
526:
525:
520:
516:
510:
507:
502:
498:
494:
493:
485:
483:
479:
467:
463:
456:
454:
452:
450:
448:
446:
442:
437:
431:
427:
420:
418:
414:
401:
397:
391:
388:
375:
371:
365:
362:
358:
357:
347:
343:
337:
334:
328:
325:
321:
320:
313:
311:
309:
304:
299:
297:
293:
287:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
251:
249:
244:
239:
235:
227:
225:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
190:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
160:
158:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
131:
122:
118:
115:
111:
108:
102:
98:
96:
92:
88:
85:
81:
77:
71:
67:
63:
59:
54:
51:
48:
44:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1475:
1456:Pendle Water
1436:River Irwell
1426:River Calder
1420:
1278:Holme Chapel
1258:Burnley Wood
1134:Skirden Beck
1129:Savick Brook
1124:Sabden Brook
1114:Pendle Water
1059:Eagley Brook
965:
941:Roddlesworth
933:
921:
821:
748:Pendle Water
742:
732:
727:River Calder
725:
720:
703:. Retrieved
699:
689:
677:. Retrieved
673:
643:River Calder
642:
636:
624:. Retrieved
619:
610:
599:, retrieved
582:
575:
566:
554:. Retrieved
550:
540:
528:. Retrieved
522:
509:
491:
469:. Retrieved
465:
425:
404:. Retrieved
399:
390:
378:. Retrieved
373:
364:
355:
354:
336:
327:
318:
317:
300:
288:
252:
231:
222:River Calder
210:boating lake
191:
174:
166:
164:
138:
136:
110:River Calder
18:
1497: /
1441:Green Brook
1400:Burnley Way
1329:Dunnockshaw
1319:Briercliffe
1288:Stoneyholme
1144:Stydd Brook
1109:Naden Brook
1074:Green Brook
1049:Colne Water
1044:Broad Fleet
1034:Black Brook
1008:Ribble Link
626:12 November
556:18 November
530:18 November
406:12 November
380:12 November
308:fish passes
267:manor house
234:Old English
145:in eastern
78:Hurstwood,
1512:Categories
1482:53°47′29″N
1451:Limy Water
1421:River Brun
1405:Brontë Way
1363:Topography
1344:Ightenhill
1303:Worsthorne
1283:Mereclough
1273:Harle Syke
1139:Stock Beck
1099:Limy Water
1064:Earby Beck
1024:Artle Beck
812:Blakewater
793:Lancashire
743:River Brun
705:9 December
679:9 December
601:8 December
314:References
263:mill lodge
194:Worsthorne
175:Rock Water
147:Lancashire
139:River Brun
84:Lancashire
80:Worsthorne
24:River Brun
1485:2°14′51″W
1431:River Don
1414:Waterways
1393:Footpaths
1298:Walk Mill
1293:Hurstwood
1094:Leck Beck
998:Lancaster
877:Grizedale
596:270761418
356:Citations
292:spoil tip
283:corn mill
218:culverted
198:River Don
179:Hurstwood
171:Reservoir
155:River Don
151:catchment
1324:Cliviger
1312:Parishes
1249:Villages
907:Laneshaw
887:Hyndburn
882:Hindburn
750:(North)
501:82106091
296:landfill
271:pheasant
248:clearing
41:Location
1349:Padiham
1263:Haggate
1231:Padiham
1226:Burnley
961:Wenning
951:Spodden
946:Roeburn
912:Lostock
862:Douglas
471:15 June
342:Salford
259:sluices
255:saltway
228:History
187:Burnley
114:Burnley
50:England
46:Country
1339:Hapton
1268:Hapton
1017:Others
991:Canals
973:Yarrow
935:Ribble
897:Irwell
892:Hodder
867:Dunsop
852:Darwen
847:Conder
842:Cocker
805:Rivers
649:
594:
499:
432:
346:willow
298:site.
173:) and
161:Course
120:Length
99:
68:
65:Source
1219:Towns
929:Ogden
872:Greta
817:Brock
348:ford.
319:Notes
143:river
141:is a
95:Mouth
967:Wyre
956:Tawd
923:Lune
917:Loud
902:Keer
837:Chor
822:Brun
707:2017
681:2017
647:ISBN
628:2017
603:2017
592:OCLC
558:2017
532:2017
497:OCLC
473:2017
430:ISBN
408:2017
382:2017
340:The
279:goit
275:weir
243:lēah
238:brūn
183:town
137:The
857:Don
185:of
1514::
739:-
698:.
672:.
660:^
618:.
586:,
549:.
521:.
517:.
481:^
464:.
444:^
416:^
398:.
372:.
112:,
82:,
1203:e
1196:t
1189:v
779:e
772:t
765:v
709:.
683:.
630:.
560:.
534:.
503:.
475:.
438:.
410:.
384:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
