Stoneyholme

53°47′46″N 2°14′35″W / 53.796°N 2.243°W / 53.796; -2.243

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 predominantly 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.[1]

It lies in the Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward, which is 77.8% Asian or Asian British.[2] The index of multiple deprivation places the ward among the 5% most deprived in the United Kingdom.[3] 40.22% of children in the ward are eligible for free school meals.[4] 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.[5]

In the 2000s, it suffered from housing market failure,[6] and it became part of East Lancashire's Elevate scheme to clear, rebuild or remodel sub-standard housing.[7]

Calder Vale

Burnley Football Club, founded in May 1882, had its original home ground at Calder Vale, which is believed to have been situated in the Stoneyholme district. Historian Stephen Tate described the ground as "a frequently waterlogged riverside location in Stoneyholme". In early 1883, after being invited by Burnley Cricket Club, Burnley F.C. relocated to Turf Moor, which offered superior facilities and a more central location.[8][9][10]

Burnley's first team played 11 recorded matches at Calder Vale, winning eight, including the first recorded game, a 4–0 victory against Burnley Wanderers on 10 August 1882.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Burnley Borough Council" (PDF). Burnley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Daneshouse with Stoneyholme". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  3. ^ Lancashire County Council: Lancashire Profile Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Statistics – Lancashire MADE Public
  5. ^ Statistics – Lancashire MADE Public
  6. ^ "Burnley housing market re-structuring framework" (PDF). Burnley.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
  7. ^ Burnley Borough Council – Elevate – Introduction Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Tate, Stephen (28 November 2024). "The rise and fall of 'the Local Lads': A history of Burnley Union Star Football Club". Flarchives.co.uk. Friends of Lancashire Archives.
  9. ^ "Burnley Football Club (the Clarets)". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises.
  10. ^ "The Burnley Cricket and Football Clubs". Burnley Express. 20 January 1883. p. 8.
  11. ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. Burnley F.C. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-0955746802.


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