St Mary's College, Blackburn

Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School and Sixth Form College (TIGHS) is a secondary school for girls in Beardwood, Blackburn. It was founded by the charitable trust Tauheedul Islam Faith, Education and Community Trust (now known Star Academies). It serves as the flagship school of the trust.

Pleckgate High School is a mixed, Ofsted rated Outstanding secondary school located in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.Previously a community school and Mathematics and Computing College administered by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, in February 2016 Pleckgate High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by The Education Partnership Trust, but continues to coordinate with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council for admissions. The current Headteacher of the Academy is Aishling McGinty, who took up post in September 2022. Upon being inspected by Ofsted, in January 2019, the school received a judgement of 'Outstanding' in all categories.

Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was originally designed as a memorial for people who lost their lives in the First World War but was later extended to also honour those who lost their lives in the Second World War.The main feature of this war memorial is Bertram Mackennal’s bronze sculpture known as Mother England or Sacrifice.Plans for the memorial and Garden of Remembrance were approved by the Blackburn War Memorial Committee in October 1922 and it was unveiled on 2 August 1924.

Corporation Park is a traditional Victorian park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was landscaped by William Henderson and opened in 1857. Corporation Park is regarded as the main formal park in Blackburn and is used mainly by local people for general recreation, walking and dog walking, as well as for its tennis, bowling and football facilities.The park is registered by English Heritage as a Park and Garden of Special Historic Interest and is one of around 440 facilities of "exceptional historic interest" meriting a Grade II listing. The park has also been credited with the Civic Trust's prestigious Green Flag Award. Corporation Park also gives its name to a local government ward for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. The 18 hectare (44.5 acre) park occupies a relatively central location to the west of the main town centre precincts. The land is delineated to the north and south by two of Blackburn's main arterial roads. Revidge Road stretches for 490 metres (535 yards) along its northernmost edge; the grand southern entrance at Preston New Road (90 metres, 98 yards) arches away immediately along East and West Park Roads to reach its greatest width of 625 metres (685 yards) from Park Crescent to Brantfell Road. The grounds can be entered from the main southern entrance, two entrances aside the east and west porter's lodges or ten other gates on the perimeter of the park.

Whalley Range is an urban area in Blackburn, Lancashire. The area is a community with almost all residents being of Indian or Pakistani heritage. Houses in the area are predominantly terraced and go up on a hill in a typical Pennine mill town style.

The diocese of Blackburn is diocese of the Church of England in North West England. Its boundaries correspond to northern Lancashire with the exception of the eastern part of the Forest of Bowland, which is part of the diocese of Leeds. The diocese contains 211 parishes and 280 churches. Blackburn Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Blackburn, currently Philip North, and the diocesan offices are also located in Blackburn.What is now the diocese of Blackburn was historically part of the diocese of York. It became part of the newly-created diocese of Chester in 1541, and part of the diocese of Manchester when it was created in 1847. The diocese of Blackburn was in turn established on 12 November 1926 from the northern part of Manchester.

The Cotton Exchange is a grade II listed building in Blackburn, England. It is located on King William Street, opposite the Town Hall. The building was used briefly as a cotton exchange, then a performance hall and cinema, before closing in 2005. It was bought by the Re:Source charity in 2015, and is currently used by community groups and as an event space.

The Lewis Textile Museum was bequeathed to the people of Blackburn by a local cotton industrialist, Thomas Boys Lewis (1869–1942). The Lewis Textile Museum was closed in 2006 and a new gallery with its collection of looms and textile machinery was moved to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. The gallery which now houses the exhibits at the main Museum & Art Gallery was named CottonTown and opened in April 2007 by Jack Straw, the local Labour MP. The closure of the Lewis Textile Museum caused surprise which the local paper, the Lancashire Telegraph reported.In 2006 the building of the Lewis Textile Museum, was planned to become a drugs centre although this was met with local uproar.

The Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is the local museum service for the borough of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. It is a museum with collections of Christian icons, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and local history, as well as those of the former Lewis Textile Museum.

Blackburn Town Hall is a municipal building in King William Street, Blackburn, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

King George's Hall is a performance venue located on Northgate in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It contains three halls: the Concert Hall, seating up to 1800; the Windsor Suite (capacity 750), and Blakey's Cafe Bar (capacity 500). It is also the location of Blackburn register office. It is operated by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Designed by architects Briggs, Wolstenholme & Thornely, construction of the hall began in 1913, but was interrupted by the First World War. It was officially opened in October 1921, and was extensively renovated in 1994. It is a Grade II listed building.Among the artists who have appeared there are David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust Tour, 1973) and Queen, also on 1973 during their support act with Mott The Hoople.

Blackburn was a large parish in Lancashire, England. The parish had numerous townships and chapelries, which were administered separately from the core Blackburn area, and became recognised as separate civil parishes in 1866. The parish formed part of the Blackburn hundred. The other parishes were: