Nelson (England) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England
About Nelson (England)
Nelson's a typical gritty, Lancastrian industrial town built on the cotton weaving industry and in terminal decline for more than thirty years. In the 1820s, between the towns ofBurnleyand Colne there was a coaching inn called the Lord Nelson. Just off the road was a tiny village called Marsden. As the Lancashire cotton industry grew, a town started to grow around the inn and the nearby station on the new East Lancashire Railway, and it took its name from the inn. Nelson grew at a very fast rate, and soon swallowed up both the villages of Marsden and Lomershaye. Consequently, Nelson is probably the only town of any size in the entire British Isles that's named after a pub! Nelson's peak population of 39,841 in 1921 has now dwindled to less than 29,000 and it has lost most of its industry.
Top Attractions in Nelson (England)
Explore the best things to see and do in Nelson (England):
- ★Bancroft Mill Engine Museum
- ★British in India Museum
- ★Pendle Wavelengths
- ★Queen Street Mill Textile Museum
Where to Eat in Nelson (England)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴White Swan at Fence
Where to Stay in Nelson (England)
- 🏨Holmefield Gardens B&B
- 🏨Lovett House Guest House
- 🏨The Oaks Hotel, Leisure Club and Spa
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