Accrington brick

Three theories have been proposed for the name "Nori": Fireclay is often found close to coal seams and the Accrington area had many collieries.

[1] The Nori was first produced at a brickworks adjacent to the quarry at Whinney Hill, Altham, by the Accrington Brick and Tile Company Ltd.

[3] The site had its own mineral railway connecting with the East Lancashire Line at Huncoat Station, and was close to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

The brickworks once managed by Marshall Clay Products were bought out by Heidelberg Materials UK, a subsidiary of the multi-national HeidelbergCement group, in 2005.

[2] Since 1982 the old quarries have been increasingly used for landfill of domestic waste from the north west region operated by the company SITA UK.