Blackpool

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

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Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. It is traditionally part of Lancashire but on April 1, 1998 was made into an independent unitary authority.

Related Topics:
Seaside town - England - Irish Sea - Lancashire - April 1 - 1998 - Unitary authority

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It is believed to get its name from a long gone drainage channel which ran over a peat bog. The water which ran into the sea at Blackpool was black from the peat and formed a "black pool" in the relatively clean waters of the Irish Sea.

Related Topics:
Peat bog - Peat

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People originating from Blackpool are locally termed "Sand Grown" or "Sandgrown'uns."

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The town boundaries are drawn very tightly, and exclude the nearby settlements of Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde and Lytham St Anne's. Blackpool Borough, unlike its neighbours, is almost completely urbanised.

Related Topics:
Fleetwood - Cleveleys - Thornton - Poulton-le-Fylde - Lytham St Anne's

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Blackpool is also seen as the hometown of the rockband Jethro Tull. Bandleader Ian Anderson grew up in Blackpool, and founded the precursor of the band here.

Related Topics:
Jethro Tull - Ian Anderson

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