The history of Blackburn stretches back to the time of the Romans - when the area lay on the ancient military way leading from Mancunium (Manchester) to Bremetennacum (Ribchester).
Its establishment as a textile centre goes back to the 1200s, when prosperity was based on wool but by the middle of the 17th century, cotton became the dominant industry.
Thwaites, one of the country's major brewers, has its own working shire horses delivering to the local pubs, just as they did nearly two centuries ago.
Blackburn is home to one of England's newest cathedrals, yet it is one of the country's oldest places of Christian worship.
Recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086, it has, for many centuries, been the Parish Church of Blackburn dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
Blackburn boasts one of the largest indoor markets in the country, with more than 300 stalls under one roof.
Among its famous past and present residents are contralto singer, Kathleen Ferrier, Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule, snooker player Denis Taylor, world champion motorcyclist Carl Fogarty and Baroness Barbara Castle.
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4 Charlotte St
Blackburn, BB1 7LE
59 James St
Blackburn, BB1 6BE
Unit 1
Hamilton St
Blackburn, BB2 4AJ
Pleckgate Road
Blackburn, BB1 8QW
329a
Preston Old Rd
Blackburn, BB2 5LJ
194 Audley Range
Blackburn, BB1 1TG
9 Oxford Close
Blackburn, BB1 1DL
Northcote Road
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Blackburn, BB6 8BD
197a
Preston New Rd
Blackburn, BB2 6BN
19 Park Lee Road
Blackburn, BB2 3NZ
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