- Hyndburn
Infobox UK District
name = Borough of Hyndburn
status = Borough
region =North West England
admincounty =Lancashire
area = Ranked 277th
72.99 km²
adminhq =Accrington
onscode = 30UG
population = Ranked English district rank|ONS=30UG
English district population|ONS=30UG
English district density|ONS=30UG / km²
ethnicity = 90.2% White
8.4% S.Asian [cite web
title = Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages)
publisher = Office for National Statistics
date = 30 October 2007
url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=277019&c=hyndburn&d=13&e=13&g=462197&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206563414094&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812
accessdate = 26 August 2008]
politics =
Hyndburn Borough Council
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/
leadership = Leader & Cabinet
executive = English district control|ONS=30UF
mp =Greg Pope
year = 2005Hyndburn is a local government district with
borough status inLancashire ,England . Its council is based inAccrington . The district is named after theRiver Hyndburn .It was formed in
1974 by the amalgamation of the Borough of Accrington, theUrban District s of Church,Clayton-le-Moors ,Great Harwood ,Oswaldtwistle andRishton , and part of theBurnley Rural District .Rename
In
June 2007 , the council proposed changing the name of "Hyndburn", and replace it with "Accrington & Districts", to aid recognition of the borough by those not familiar with the area.[" [http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/display.var.1440747.0.should_it_be_hyndburn_or_accrington.php "Hyndburn or Accrington?"] " Blackburn Citizen. Retrieved 4 June 2007]
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