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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
But Accrington has still remained well known all the time it's been part of Hyndburn for the past 30 years. It didn't cease to exist. It, along with the other towns, has been an equal part of the one greater whole. Now with the change afoot the other towns get a raw deal with Accrington being named and them being mere 'and districts' - how long before the 'and district' gets dropped and the likes of Rishton and Great Harwood lose their identity as they become known as part of Accrington in much the way that Springhill and Fern Gore are?
Far fetched? I don't think so. Changing the name is the first step on a slippery slope to non-existence for the rest of Hyndburn.
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I think its possible that maybe Church and Clayton could lose some of their identity and be 'swallowed' up but they are contiguous to Accrington , as for Gt.Harwood and Rishton don't think would suffer at all , being separated as they are from Accrington by green belt land .
Oswaldtwistle , I cant see the gobbins from there wanting to loose one of the most unique tongue-twisting town names in the country, (kind of sounds like a place in the Little Britain TV program) no-one from outside of north east Lancashire may have any idea where it is. but its not as if international trade will suffer.
