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Blackburn with Darwen

1974 establishments in EnglandBlackburn with DarwenBoroughs in EnglandEngvarB from September 2013Incomplete lists from January 2022
Local government districts of LancashireLocal government in Blackburn with DarwenNUTS 3 statistical regions of the United KingdomUnitary authority districts of EnglandUse British English from January 2024
Blackburn Lancashire Townscape
Blackburn Lancashire Townscape

Blackburn with Darwen is a borough and unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of the towns of Blackburn and Darwen but covers a wider area which includes the villages of Lower Darwen, Feniscowles, Brownhill and Hoddlesden.

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Blackburn with Darwen
Ainsworth Street,

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N 53.75 ° E -2.4815 °
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Ainsworth Street
BB1 6AT , Four Lane Ends
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Blackburn
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Blackburn ( ) is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 8 mi (13 km) east of Preston and 21 mi (34 km) north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is the core centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire. At the 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of 150,030. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011, with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British.A former mill town, textiles have been produced in Blackburn since the middle of the 13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic system. Flemish weavers who settled in the area in the 14th century helped to develop the woollen cottage industry. The most rapid period of growth and development in Blackburn's history coincided with the industrialisation and expansion of textile manufacturing. Blackburn's textile sector fell into decline from the mid-20th century and subsequently faced similar challenges to other post-industrial northern towns, including deindustrialisation, economic deprivation and housing problems. Blackburn has had significant investment and redevelopment since 1958 through government funding and the European Regional Development Fund.