Blackburn
: This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. For other uses of the name, see Blackburn (disambiguation).
Features
- Corporation Park
- Witton Country Park
- Blackburn Cathedral
- Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
- Lewis Textile Museum
- Blackburn Railway Station features a 24ft mural by Stephen Charnock, which depicts eight famous faces associated with the town, including Mahatma Gandhi, who visited nearby Darwen in 1931.
- Ewood Park football stadium
- Blackburn Arena, home of the Blackburn Hawks ice hockey team
- Thwaites brewery has has produced real ale in Blackburn for nearly 200 years
- A section of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs through the town
- The River Blakewater, which gives its names to the town, merges with the River Darwen before joining the River Ribble.
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Politics |
| ► | Blackburn Rovers |
| ► | History |
| ► | Features |
| ► | Education |
| ► | Coat of arms |
| ► | Famous Blackburnians |
| ► | Books about Blackburn |
| ► | External links |
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