Daneshouse: what to know before moving day
The middle of Daneshouse is a tight grid of short streets: Danes House Road, Monk Hall Street, Saxon Street, Norman Street, Dane Street and Granville Street all lie within about 100 metres of one another, most of them with a 20 mph limit. The canal passes within a few metres of Danes House Road, and the East Lancashire Line runs close by on its way from Burnley Central towards Colne.
Daneshouse was the more industrial of the two districts in the ward. Stoneyholme next door was built between 1860 and 1914 to house the town's workforce and is mostly terraced housing from before 1919. Within about 350 metres of Danes House Road the map shows Thursby Gardens, Thompson Park, The Chai Centre, Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School and a large Asda. On a terraced street, a photo of the road outside the front door is the most useful thing to send with your list.
How the van gets to Daneshouse
Colne Road, the A682, is the main road on the edge of Daneshouse, and it connects with Active Way, which carries the A679 and A682 near the town centre. The M65 runs along the western side of Stoneyholme. From Bradford this is a cross-Pennine drive, roughly 50 to 65 minutes by the estimate, so it is booked as a planned slot.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 65 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Daneshouse
Each service below links to its Burnley page, which covers how the job works in and around Burnley.
Daneshouse: questions before you book
Daneshouse and Stoneyholme share a ward. Where does Stoneyholme start?
Stoneyholme is the neighbouring district of Burnley, bounded by the M65 on one side and by the railway and the canal on the other. The two share one borough ward, Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, so give the full address and postcode.
Which railway station is nearest to Daneshouse?
Burnley Central, on the East Lancashire Line, about 500 metres away in a straight line. On weekdays and Saturdays it has an hourly train in each direction between Colne and Preston.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BB10 1AG is in Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward, Burnley, parish: Burnley, unparished area
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract around the research coordinates): Danes House Road, Monk Hall Street, Saxon Street, Norman Street, Dane Street, Granville Street (20 mph), Leeds and Liverpool Canal, East Lancashire Line, Colne Road A682, Active Way A679/A682, Thursby Gardens, Thompson Park, The Chai Centre, Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School, Asda, Burnley Central station about 500 m
- Stoneyholme (Wikipedia): immediately north of the town centre, bounded by the M65 and by the railway and canal, pre-1919 terraces built 1860-1914, fewer industrial buildings than Daneshouse, Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward
- Burnley (Wikipedia): Daneshouse listed among the areas of the town; Daneshouse with Stoneyholme is one of the borough wards; town coordinates used for the distance and direction
- Burnley Central railway station (Wikipedia): East Lancashire Line, hourly Colne to Preston service on weekdays and Saturdays
- M65 motorway (Wikipedia): runs past Burnley, Brierfield and Nelson to Colne