Burnley Case Study

Question 1

What is Burnley still influenced by?

Answer 1

Deindustrialisation

Question 2

What percentage of people over 16 have no qualifications?

Answer 2

24% (Compared to 16% in Tower Hamlets - London Docklands)

Question 3

When was the Leeds-Liverpool Canal built and why?

Answer 3

1700s - allowed for bulk transport of cotton inland

Question 4

What was Burnley’s population in 1851?

Answer 4

21,000

Question 5

What was Burnley’s estimated population in 2024?

Answer 5

95,000

Question 6

When did Burnley’s largest coal mine close?

Answer 6

1971 (Bank Hall Colliery)

Question 7

How many job losses were caused by the mine closure?

Answer 7

571

Question 8

Why were many coal mines closed across Northern England?

Answer 8

Rationalisation of the mining industry, particularly by Thatcher (1979-1990)

Question 9

What is rationalisation?

Answer 9

Re-organising an industry in order to improve its efficiency

Question 10

When was Burnley connected to the national motorway network?

Answer 10

1980

Question 11

How many trees were planted by the ‘Forest of Burnley’ scheme?

Answer 11

1 million

Question 12

What are examples of important employers in Burnley?

Answer 12

Engineering and aerospace

Question 13

How much was provided for the Burnley Gateway project?

Answer 13

£450,000 from the council, matched by the ERDF

Question 14

What did the Burnley Gateway project achieve?

Answer 14

Improved landscaping, public spaces and lighting around Burnley College and UCLAN campus

Question 15

Why did Burnley receive negative media representation in 2001?

Answer 15

Race Riots - caused £1 million in damages

Question 16

How many people were in employment in 2015?

Answer 16

37,200

Question 17

What percentage of the population received benefits in 2015?

Answer 17

20.4%

Question 18

How much has the population density increased by since 2011?

Answer 18

8.4%

Question 19

How much was provided by the Government Levelling Up Fund in 2023?

Answer 19

£19 million

Question 20

What did the Levelling Up project aim to achieve?

Answer 20

To convert a disused mill (brownfield site) into a student hub and library, allowing UCLAN to support 3,500 additional student places

Question 21

What was the median personal income in 2015?

Answer 21

£20,500 (compared to £22,400 UK average)

Question 22

Why was Bank Hall Colliery closed?

Answer 22

National Coal Board (NCB) decided it was unsafe due to the presence of flammable gases