Blackburn
in Blackburn with Darwen of England, United Kingdom
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Blackpool International Airport (22 mi) - Manchester Airport (29 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (32 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (32 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (35 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (41 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (44 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (79 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (83 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (94 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 96 mi) - Blackburn Golf Club (Golf course, 1 mi)
- Pleasington Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Darwen Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Green Haworth Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Oak Royal Golf Country Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Baxenden Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Charnock Brow Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Charnock Richard Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Deane Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Bolton Old Links GC (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.750 and -2.483 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 45' 0" and W -2° 28' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:47 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:48 am and 8:27 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Discover Blackburn
Blackburn in Blackburn with Darwen (England) with it's 146,521 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 184 mi (or 296 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Blackburn is now 11:47 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Blackburn, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Blackpool International Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 36 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 57 mi (or 91 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Chorley, Bolton, Haigh, Preston and Bury. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Millstone
Foxfields Country Hotel
Astley Bank Hotel
The Avenue Hotel at Brockhall
TRAVELODGE BLACKBURN M65
Blackburn Town Centre
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Journey from Manchester to Blackburn - Salford, Bolton, Darwen - in train
Journey from Manchester to Blackburn - Salford, Bolton, Darwen - in train.
Bishop Philip North, Installation at Blackburn Cathedral; The Installation
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Blackburn Mall Opening July 2010
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC Local Radio service for the county of Lancashire, in North West England. It began as BBC Radio Blackburn on 26 January 1971 on 96.4FM, then adding 854 kHz AM in 1972 and changing to its current name on 4 July 1981. It broadcasts from studios in Blackburn on 95.5, 103.9, 104.5 (Lancaster) FM and 855 (Riley Green near the A6061 between Preston and Blackburn, near junction 3 of the M65), 1557 AM, DAB and RealPlayer via the website.
Blackburnshire
Blackburnshire was a hundred, an ancient sub-division of the county of Lancashire, in northern England. Its chief town was Blackburn, in the northwest of the hundred. It covered an area similar to modern East Lancashire, including the current districts of Ribble Valley (excluding the northern part, which was then in Yorkshire), Pendle (excluding West Craven, which was in Yorkshire), Burnley, Rossendale, Hyndburn, and Blackburn with Darwen.
Blackburn railway station
Blackburn railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire, England. It is 12 miles east of Preston and is managed and served by Northern Rail.
Diocese of Blackburn
The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire, created on 12 November 1926 from part of the Diocese of Manchester. The Diocese includes the towns of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, and the cities of Lancaster, and Preston, as well as a large part of the Ribble Valley. The cathedral is Blackburn Cathedral and the Diocesan See is currently vacant following the retirement of The Rt Revd Nicholas Reade, Bishop of Blackburn, appointed in 2004.
Blackburn Rural District
Blackburn was a rural district in Lancashire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after, but did not include Blackburn, which was an independent county borough. It surrounded Blackburn on the north and western sides, and also included an exclave on the south-eastern side of Blackburn, consisting of the parishes of Yate and Pickup Bank and Eccleshill. It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894. It lost the parish of Witton to Blackburn in the 1930s.
Blackburn (ancient parish)
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: ‹ The template below is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.
Lewis Textile Museum
The Lewis Textile Museum was bequeathed to the people of Blackburn by a local cotton industrialist, Thomas Boys Lewis (1869–1936). 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.
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
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.
The Mall Blackburn
The Mall Blackburn, also known by its former name Blackburn Shopping Centre, is a shopping centre that serves the town of Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and is owned by The Mall Company.
Blackburn College (Blackburn with Darwen)
Blackburn College is a further and higher education college in Blackburn, in the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is a large college, with over 15,000 students, around 6,000 of whom are aged 16–19. Courses provided by the college include A-levels, NVQs and BTEC National Diplomas, and in conjunction with University Centre at Blackburn College, provides HNDs and degrees.
Blackburn Boulevard bus station
Blackburn Boulevard bus station serves the town of Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The bus station is situated adjacent from the Blackburn railway station and the town's Cathedral in the town centre. The main operators from the bus station are Lancashire United; the company acquired the formerly municipal company Blackburn Transport in 2007. Other services are operated by Stagecoach North West, Rossendale Transport, M&M Coaches, Holmeswood Coaches, J&S Travel and Darwen Coach Services.
University Centre at Blackburn College
University Centre at Blackburn College (or UCBC) is a higher education institute based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England as part of Blackburn College. University Centre offers 120 degrees, HNC/HNDs and postgraduate courses, each validated by the University of Glamorgan, the University of Central Lancashire or Lancaster University, and 48% of students achieve first class or 2:1 degrees.
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