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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Unit B
Pickup St
Blackburn, BB1 5DW
52 Heys Lane
Blackburn, BB2 4ND
24-28a Bolton Road
Blackburn,
Unit 8
Moorings Close Industrial Estate
Blackburn, BB2 4AH
22 King St
Blackburn, BB2 2DH
Burnley road
Blackburn, BB1 3HR
21/23 king william street
Blackburn, BB1 7DJ
Unit 160
Glenfield Park Two
Blackburn, BB1 5QH
Unit 4 Dimmock St
Blackburn, BB2 2QB
Livesey branch road
Blackburn, BB2 4LQ
91 Preston New Rd
Blackburn, BB2 6AY
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