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Blackburn

Located in Blackburn with Darwen, England Coordinates: 53°45′00″ N 2°29′00″ W

Blackburn
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Population
146,521
146.5K
Elevation
121 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MAN Manchester Airport47 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport52 km

About Blackburn

Blackburn is a city. Location: Blackburn with Darwen, England. Population: 146,521. Elevation: 121 m.

From Wikipedia

Blackburn ( ) is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough, in Lancashire, England. The town lies north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 8 miles (13 km) east of Preston and 21 miles (34 km) north-north-west of Manchester. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second-largest town in Lancashire, after Blackpool.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
24.5 km²
Official website
blackburn.gov.uk

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Blackburn

From Wikivoyage

Blackburn (population 155,000 in 2021, with Darwen) is a large town in Lancashire in North West England.

The town has some attractive public buildings and parks, but it is mostly known for its contribution to the cotton weaving industry and for its successful premiership football team, Blackburn Rovers. Due to the town's association with cotton, it was a natural choice for early immigrants from cotton producing countries, such as Pakistan and India, to settle. Consequently, Blackburn is a great place to sample South Asian cuisine. After years of industrial decline, the town is undergoing a 'quiet' renaissance with fast rising property prices.

Understand+

The name Blackburn is derived from the river Blakewater, which runs through the centre of town. Famous visitors to Blackburn include Condoleezza Rice, HM Queen Elizabeth II, and Mahatma Gandhi.

Visit Blackburn tourist information

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By train:

1 Blackburn station

By plane:

Blackburn is served by Manchester Airport and Liverpool John Lennon airport, each of which is approximately 1½ hr away.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Blackburn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (143 mm)
Driest month
May (71 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Blackburn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1318310775718687109113138143141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blackburn

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Preston, 15 km to the west.

Airports

  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 47 kmsouth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 52 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 56 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Preston Population: 313.3K 15 kmwest
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 17 kmeast
  • Bolton Population: 141.3K 19 kmsouth
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 25 kmsouthwest
  • Salford Population: 129.8K 32 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Blackburn

Within 100 km: 656 historic and cultural sites, 1,770 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km163 places

  • The Island Island 11 kmS
  • Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 7 kmSE
  • Anglezarke Reservoir Lake 10 kmSW
  • Winter Hill (boundary) Mountain 14 kmS

25–60 km654 places

  • Great Britain Island 42 kmNE
  • Formby Beach Beach 45 kmSW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 41 kmW
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 36 kmW

60–100 km1,857 places

  • High Moor Mountain 67 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 63 kmSW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 68 kmNW
  • The Island Island 77 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Blackburn and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Blackburn Cambridge Blackpool Basildon
Population 146.5K 145.7K 145K 144.9K
Elevation 121 m 12 m 21 m 31 m
Summer day (hottest month) 19° 22° 19° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,284 mm 551 mm 961 mm 587 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 245 km 38 km 314 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

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