Brierfield State Park
Brierfield may refer to: * Brierfield, New South Wales, in Bellingen Shire, Australia United Kingdom * Brierfield, Lancashire ** Brierfield railway station ** Brierfield (ward) ** Brierfield Swifts F.C. United States * Brierfield, Alabama * Brierfield Plantation Brierfield Plantation was a large forced-labor cotton farm built in 1847 in Davis Bend, Mississippi, south of Vicksburg and the home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. History The use of the plantation, with more than 1,000 acres, was ...

Bellingen Shire
Bellingen Shire is a local government area in the mid north coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Pacific Highway, Waterfall Way and the North Coast railway line. The Mayor of the Bellingen Shire is Cr. Steve Allan, an independent. Towns and localities Towns and localities in the Bellingen Shire are: * Bellingen * Bostobrick * Brierfield * Cascade * Darkwood * Deer Vale * Dorrigo * Fernmount * Gleniffer * Hydes Creek * Leigh * Megan * Mylestom * Orama * Raleigh * Repton * Tarkeeth * Thora * Urunga * Valery Demographics At the , there were people in the Bellingen local government area, of these 48.5 per cent were male and 51.5 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0 per cent of the population which is higher than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Bellingen Shire was 46 years; some 10 years higher than the national median. Childr ...
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Brierfield, Lancashire
Brierfield () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is north east of Burnley, south west of Nelson, and north east of Reedley. The parish had a population of 8,193, at the census of 2011. The parish adjoins the Pendle parishes of Reedley Hallows, Old Laund Booth and Nelson, the Burnley parish of Briercliffe, and the unparished area of the town of Burnley. History The building of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, the Blackburn to Addingham turnpike road, and the railway from Preston to Colne, led to the town developing during the 19th century. Before the new transport links were constructed, the town was just a scattering of farmhouses forming part of Marsden township known as Little Marsden, which also covered a large part of what was to become Nelson. The land here was considered part of the manor of Ightenhill. The village of Marsden was centred on St Paul's Church just over the boundary with Nelson. Brierfield was likely one ...
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Brierfield Railway Station
Brierfield railway station serves the town of Brierfield, Lancashire, England and is on the East Lancashire Line east of Burnley Central railway station towards Colne (the terminus). The station is managed by Northern, who also provide all passenger trains serving it. The station is unstaffed and only has basic facilities (no waiting room, just a shelter and a modern ticket vending machine), though there are passenger information screens, timetable posters and a long-line PA system in place to provide train running information. The platform has step-free access from the adjoining street. History The station, originally named ''Marsden'', opened with the East Lancashire Railway's line between Burnley and on 1 February 1849. It was from , and on 1 August 1857 it was renamed ''Brierfield''. The line through the station has been single track since December 1986, but the double track-bed and the disused down platform are still in place, as is the old station building (though th ...
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Brierfield (ward)
Brierfield is one of the 20 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle, Lancashire, England. The ward returns three councillors, currently all Labour, to represent the small town of Brierfield on Pendle Borough Council Pendle may refer to: * Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England ** Pendle (UK Parliament constituency) * Pendle Hill in Lancashire, England ** Forest of Pendle, hilly landscape surrounding the hill * Pendle College of the University of Lancaster * .... As of the May 2011 Council election, Brierfield had an electorate of 3,752. Demographics Over 30 per cent of the population of Brierfield is aged 19 or under, hence the ward has a slightly lower-than-average age (mean 36.9 years). There is a large minority population in Brierfield, with 35.2 per cent of residents being of Asian (mostly Pakistani) origin. Crime The ward has considerably higher crime rates than both the local and national averages, with 112 felonies per 1000 of the populatio ...
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Brierfield Swifts F
Brierfield may refer to: * Brierfield, New South Wales, in Bellingen Shire, Australia United Kingdom * Brierfield, Lancashire ** Brierfield railway station ** Brierfield (ward) ** Brierfield Swifts F.C. United States * Brierfield, Alabama * Brierfield Plantation Brierfield Plantation was a large forced-labor cotton farm built in 1847 in Davis Bend, Mississippi, south of Vicksburg and the home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. History The use of the plantation, with more than 1,000 acres, was ...

Brierfield, Alabama
Brierfield is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States. It was established in the mid 19th century and was the site of a major ironworks operation during and following the American Civil War. It is thought by scholars to be named in honor of Jefferson Davis' Brierfield Plantation, which supplied the first ironworks with machinery. It has two sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Brierfield Furnace The Brierfield Furnace, also known as the Bibb Naval Furnace and Brierfield Ironworks, is a historic district in Brierfield, Alabama, encompassed by Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park. The district covers and includes one building and nine ... and Montebrier. Geography Brierfield is located at and has an elevation of . References Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Bibb County, Alabama {{BibbCountyAL-geo-stub ...
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