Blackburn

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Blackburn

Total population

105,000

Coordinates53.75°, -2.48°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Blackburn is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough, in Lancashire, England. The town lies north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 8 miles (13 km) east of Preston and 21 miles (34 km) north-north-west of Manchester. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town in Lancashire, after Blackpool.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.