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Blackburn with Darwen (authority)

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Blackburn with Darwen

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Locator map for the English administrative region of Blackburn with Darwen.

Unitary authority (borough status) in northwest England created in 1998, formerly part of Lancashire.

Area

136 sq km/53 sq mi

Towns and cities

Blackburn (administrative headquarters), Darwen

Features

Leeds-Liverpool canal; River Darwen; Darwen Hill and Tower (372 m/1,220 ft); western foothills of Rossendale uplands; Lewis Textile Museum (Blackburn) includes working model of spinning jenny; Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery has largest display of European icons in Britain

Industries

engineering, brewing, chemicals, high technology industries, textiles, leather, electronics, paint, paper, carpets, compact discs

Population

(2001) 137,500

Famous people

James Hargreaves (inventor of spinning jenny)
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