Blackburn
Blackburn is a town in Lancashire, England. The town has a population of about 105,000 people. Blackburn is mentioned in one of the Beatles' songs. The town's football team is Blackburn Rovers F.C.
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| 240px View south–southeast across central Blackburn |
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| Population | 105.000 [1] |
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| - Density | 11,114/sq mi (4,291/km2)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD685277 |
| - London | 184 mi (296 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLACKBURN |
| Postcode district | BB1 – BB2 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Blackburn |
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Blackburn Media
Blackburn's old clock tower in 1906 with time ball at the top of its mast
- StrikingMillWorkersBlackburn.jpg
Strike of cotton mill workers in 1920 in Cowell Street in the Nab Lane area
- MakingShuttlesBlackburn.jpg
Workers producing shuttles for the textile industry, c. 1920. Rowland Baguley and Company, based on Addison Street, produced a wide range of shuttles for the home textile industry and for export before it closed in the early 1930s.
- Weaving shed, Queen Street Mill - geograph.org.uk - 680867.jpg
A typical weaving shed at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Burnley
- Albion Mill Blackburn.jpg
Albion Mill photographed in 2008. The mill ceased production in 1975 and was demolished in 2010.
- BlackburnCoatOfArms.jpg
Arms of the former Blackburn Borough Council on display in the Town Hall
- BlackburnViewFromTank.jpg
View north over Lammack and Pleckgate from one of the highest points in Blackburn at the site of the old water tank at Revidge
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". National Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
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