Nelson (Lancashire)
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 50 ′ N , 2 ° 13 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 29,000 (as of 2001 Census ) | ||
| surface | 4.64 km² (1.79 mi² ) | ||
| Population density: | 6250 inhabitants per km² | ||
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| Post town | NELSON | ||
| ZIP code section | BB9 | ||
| prefix | 01282 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | North West England | ||
| Shire county | Lancashire | ||
| British Parliament | Pendulum | ||
| Website: www.pendle.gov.uk | |||
Nelson, Lancashire is a small town in Lancashire in north-west England . It is the administrative center of the Pendle district and has 29,000 inhabitants. Nelson is about 45 km north of Manchester .
The city was created from a merger of the villages of Little Marsden and Great Marsden .
The football club FC Nelson is based in Nelson and plays in Victoria Park .
sons and daughters of the town
- Alan Brindle (1915-2001), entomologist
- Ted Koppel (* 1940), American journalist
- Mike Phelan (born 1962), soccer player
Web links
Commons : Nelson - Collection of images, videos and audio files
