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Briercliffe

Located in Burnley District, Lancashire Coordinates: 53°48′32″ N 2°09′54″ W

Map showing the location of Briercliffe Briercliffe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
239 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
5
listed under Briercliffe
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport34 km
MAN Manchester Airport52 km

About Briercliffe

Briercliffe is a village. Location: Burnley District, Lancashire. Elevation: 239 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Turf Moor and Walton's Monument.

Climate of Briercliffe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (150 mm)
Driest month
May (80 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Briercliffe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)14510211787809088108115139147150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Briercliffe

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 34 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 5 km to the west.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 34 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 52 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 70 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 5 kmwest
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 22 kmwest
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 27 kmeast
  • Oldham Population: 237.1K 30 kmsouth
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 31 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Briercliffe

Within 100 km: 683 historic and cultural sites, 1,614 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km147 places

  • Great Britain Island 24 kmNE
  • Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 21 kmSW
  • Hollingworth Lake Lake 22 kmS
  • Pendle Hill Mountain 11 kmNW

25–60 km758 places

  • St Anne's Beach Beach 58 kmW
  • The Island Island 58 kmNE
  • Bird Island Island 27 kmNW
  • The Island Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km1,653 places

  • High Moor Mountain 78 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 83 kmSW
  • Formby Beach Beach 67 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Briercliffe

5 places

Cities & villages5

Nearby attractions & nature

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