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Church is a large village in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England; situated a mile west of Accrington. The local travel links are located less than a mile from the village centre to Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station and 27 miles to Blackpool Airport. Also, the main road running through the village is the A679. The village has a population of 3,988 according to the 2001 census. Church's nearest...  MORE

Church is a large village in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England; situated a mile west of Accrington. The local travel links are located less than a mile from the village centre to Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station and 27 miles to Blackpool Airport. Also, the main road running through the village is the A679. The village has a population of 3,988 according to the 2001 census. Church's nearest hospital is Accrington Victoria Hospital and the nearest A&E is the Royal Blackburn Hospital. Church's most famous son was Edward Ormerod or Ormrod, inventor in 1867 of the patent Ormerod Butterfly Clip, which has been responsible for saving the lives of generations of coal miners. Church has a few novelties, such as a Lidl, a KFC restaurant, a bakery, a Coral bookmakers, a Texaco garage, a sports centre [Hyndburn Sports Centre], a fire station [Hyndburn Community Fire Station], a post office [Dill Hall Post Office] that heads towards Great Harwood, a Howarth Timber branch, a car sales garage/tyre shop [S&D Car Sales & Tyres], a motorstore/bike shop [A1 Top Gear Motorstore], a design studio [Dawn Bibby Design Studio], a crafts shop [Topaz Crafts], a chippy [named: Henry Street Chippy] and an Italian restaurant "Pizzeria Ristorante" [named: Monte Cristo]. LESS