Blackburn

: This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. For other uses of the name, see Blackburn (disambiguation).

History

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Blackburn like this:

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:"Blackburn. parl. and mun. bor., par. and township, NE. Lancashire, 9 miles E. of Preston and 210 miles NW. of London by rail -- par., 48,281 ac., pop. 161,617; township, 3681 ac., pop. 91,958; bor., 6974 ac., pop. 104,014; 4 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. It is one of the chief seats of cotton manufacture, besides producing calico, muslin, &c., there being over 140 mills at work. There are also factories for making cotton machinery and steam-engines. B. has been associated with many improvements in the mfr. of cotton, among which was the invention (1767) of the "Spinning Jenny" by James Hargreaves, who died in 1770. There are several fine churches and public buildings. A Corporation Park (50 ac. in area) is on the outskirts of the town. Several lines of railway converge here, and pass through one principal station belonging to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Ry. Co. B. returns 2 members to Parliament." http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/Travellers/place_page.jsp?p_id=955

Related Topics:
Preston - London - Cotton - Calico - Muslin - Steam-engines - 1767 - Spinning Jenny - James Hargreaves - 1770 - Corporation Park - Ac.

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