Accrington (Akerenton, Alkerington, Akerington) was granted by Henry de Lacy to Hugh son of Leofwine in Henry II.'s reign, but came again into the hands of the Lacys, and was given by them about 1200 to the monks of Kirkstall, who converted it into a grange.
In 1836 Old and New Accrington were merely straggling villages with about 5000 inhabitants.
The parliamentary borough, which returns two members, is coextensive with the municipal, and lies between the Accrington and Darwen divisions of the county.
The Accrington church, the largest in Great Britain, was founded in 1802.
The Rev David Lyon conducted the funeral at Accrington Crematorium on Wednesday.
