Editing Accrington (section)

==Geography==
Accrington is a hill town located at between the [[Pennines]] and the [[West Pennine Moors]], within a bowl and largely encircled by surrounding hills to rising to a height of {{convert|409|m|ft|0}} in the case of [[Hameldon Hill]] to the east. The [[River Hyndburn]] or Accrington Brook flows through the centre of the town.<ref name=OS>{{cite map|title =Blackburn & Burnley |map =103 |year =2006 |scale =1:50,000 |series =Landranger |publisher =Ordnance Survey|edition =C2 |isbn =978-0-319-22829-6}}</ref> Hill settlements origins were as the economic foci of the district engaging in the spinning and weaving of woollen cloth. Wool, lead and coal were other local industries.

Geographical coordinates: 53° 46' 0" North, 2° 21' 0" West. Height above sea level: there is a [[spot height]] outside the Market Hall which is {{convert|133.5|m}} the [[Benchmark (surveying)|benchmark]] on the side of the neighbouring [[Accrington Town Hall|Town Hall]] is {{convert|441.10|ft}}. The highest height in the town is {{convert|320|m}} which is in [[Baxenden]] and the lowest at the town hall which is at {{convert|132.5|m}}. Accrington is lowering in elevation travelling northwards towards the Hyndburn. North of the river the elevation rises again, crossing over the [[drainage divide|watershed]] between Hyndburn and [[River Calder, Lancashire|River Calder]], both eventually leading into [[River Ribble]] via separate routes. The Hyndburn district further north eventually falls to the modest elevation of the Calder river banks.