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.

Blackburn
240px View south–southeast across central Blackburn
Population	105.000
- Density	11,114/sq mi (4,291/km2)
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
List of places UK England Lancashire

Blackburn Media

• BlackburnClockTower1906.jpg

  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

• BlackburnDarwenSpace.jpg

  Blackburn and the southern town of Darwen as viewed from space by the Landsat 7 satellite in 2000 (false colour image)

• 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