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The Parish Church of Immanuel
Oswaldtwistle is located in Lancashire
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Oswaldtwistle
Area 0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2)
Population 11,803 (2011)
• Density 12,691/sq mi (4,900/km2)
OS grid reference SD740275
District
  • Hyndburn
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ACCRINGTON
Postcode district BB5
Dialling code 01254
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament
  • Hyndburn
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°44′35″N 2°23′35″W / 53.743°N 2.393°W / 53.743; -2.393

Oswaldtwistle is a town in Lancashire county near Accrington in North West England.

Many years ago, Oswaldtwistle had a running textile mill, and today you can explore it because it is now a craft fair with an presentation on life in the mill 100 years ago.

Images for kids

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    Oswaldtwistle Library (2000)

  • Oswaldtwistle Balloon

    White Ash Field (1988)

  • Oswaldtwistle Moor (by(Orphan Wiki)

    Oswaldtwistle Moor (2011)

  • Rhyddingspark1

    Rhyddings Park (2005)

  • Ossy14-11-08 1318

    Oswaldtwistle Fire Station being demolished (2008)

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