Stoneyholme
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Stoneyholme is a district of Burnley
, Lancashire
, England, situated immediately north of the town centre. It is bounded by the M65 motorway
to the west, and by the railway and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
to the east, and consists of predominately pre-1919 terraced housing.
Stoneyholme developed between 1860 and 1914 to house Burnley's expanding workforce. It had fewer industrial buildings than its near-neighbour Daneshouse, but these included the Ashley Street Dye Works (opened 1909; now converted to workshop units) and several gas holders, two of which survive. In recent years, it has suffered from housing market failure, and is now part of East Lancashire's Elevate
scheme to clear, rebuild
or remodel
sub-standard housing.
It lies in the Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward
, which is 63.85% Asian
or Asian British. The index of multiple deprivation places the ward among the 5% most deprived in the United Kingdom. 40.22% of children in the ward are eligible for free school meals. There were 339.8 crimes per 1,000 inhabitants in the year to December 2007 (Lancashire
average 89.4), an increase of 3.1% on the previous twelve months.
A £3.6m privately-financed project to construct the Burnley Islamic Cultural Centre, together with a new building for the Shah Jalal
Mosque
and Madrasah
, is currently underway in the ward.
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England, situated immediately north of the town centre. It is bounded by the M65 motorway
M65 motorway
The M65 is a motorway in Lancashire, England. It runs from just south of Preston through the major junction of the M6 and M61 motorways, east past Darwen, Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Nelson and ends at Colne.-History:...
to the west, and by the railway and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Over a distance of , it crosses the Pennines, and includes 91 locks on the main line...
to the east, and consists of predominately pre-1919 terraced housing.
Stoneyholme developed between 1860 and 1914 to house Burnley's expanding workforce. It had fewer industrial buildings than its near-neighbour Daneshouse, but these included the Ashley Street Dye Works (opened 1909; now converted to workshop units) and several gas holders, two of which survive. In recent years, it has suffered from housing market failure, and is now part of East Lancashire's Elevate
Housing Market Renewal Initiative
The Housing Market Renewal Initiative is a package of policies in the North of England aimed to address housing market failure, which was defined as housing which in local markets was priced below the build cost, such that renovations were uneconomic and the sale of property would not generate...
scheme to clear, rebuild
Demolition
Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use....
or remodel
Renovation
Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...
sub-standard housing.
It lies in the Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
, which is 63.85% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
or Asian British. The index of multiple deprivation places the ward among the 5% most deprived in the United Kingdom. 40.22% of children in the ward are eligible for free school meals. There were 339.8 crimes per 1,000 inhabitants in the year to December 2007 (Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
average 89.4), an increase of 3.1% on the previous twelve months.
A £3.6m privately-financed project to construct the Burnley Islamic Cultural Centre, together with a new building for the Shah Jalal
Hazrat Shah Jalal
Shah Jalal is a saint of Bengal particularly in the region of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Jalal's name is associated with the Muslim conquest of Sylhet, for which he is given the most credit. He was buried at Sylhet...
Mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
and Madrasah
Madrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
, is currently underway in the ward.