Blackburn

Blackburn (pronounced /ˈblækbɜrn/) ) is a lairge toun in Lancashire, Ingland. It lees tae the north o the Wast Pennine Muirs on the soothren edge o the Ribble Valley, 9 mile (14 km) east o the ceety o Preston, 27 mile (43 km) north-northwast o the ceety o Manchester, an 13 mile (21 km) north o the border wi Greater Manchester. Blackburn is bundit tae the sooth bi Darwen, wi whilk it forms the unitary authority aurie o Blackburn wi Darwen, Blackburn bein the admeenistrative centre. At the time o the UK Govrenment's 2001 census, Blackburn haed a population o 105,085, whilst the wider burgh o Blackburn wi Darwen haed a population o 140,700.

Blackburn
View sooth–sootheast athort central Blackburn
Blackburn Location within Lancashire
Population	105,085
• Density	11,114/sq mi (4,291/km2)
OS grid reference	SD685277
• Lunnon	184 mi (296 km) SSE
Unitar authority	Blackburn with Darwen
Ceremonial coonty	Lancashire
Region	North Wast
Kintra	Ingland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	BLACKBURN
Postcode destrict	BB1 – BB2
Diallin code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North Wast
EU Pairlament	North Wast Ingland
UK Pairlament	Blackburn

Twin touns

• Péronne, Somme, Fraunce
• Altena, Germany

References

Freemit airtins

• Blackburn with Darwen Council Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, the wabsteid o Blackburn wi Darwen Borough Cooncil.
• www.cottontown.org, a wabsteid documentin the history o Blackburn wi Darwen as influencit bi the development o the cotton tred.
• Lancashire Telegraph, the daily wittins blad based in Blackburn.