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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Slater Street
Blackburn, BB2 4LY
Unit 1
Glenfield Park One
Blackburn, BB1 5PF
1 Beechwood Cottage
Roman Rd
Blackburn, BB1 2LB
Unit 2 Old St Lukes School
Duckworth Street
Blackburn, BB2 2JQ
109 Preston New Road
Blackburn, BB2 6BJ
66 King William St
Blackburn, BB1 7DT
within HM Customs & Excise
Furthergate Industrial Estate
Blackburn, BB1 3AF
157-159
Bolton Rd
Blackburn, BB2 3QJ
Unit 3-4
Canterbury St
Blackburn, BB2 2HP
132 Revidge Rd
Blackburn, BB2 6EB
Mount Pleasant Farm
Blackamoor
Blackburn, BB1 2LN
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