Where is Blackburn England? Map of Blackburn

Long a textile city, Blackburn became the” capital of the weaving world ” during the Industrial Revolution, when the canals of Leeds and Liverpool unloaded a steady stream of raw cotton.

The multicultural city centre of Blackburn has just received a £45 million cathedral barracks project makeover, which features a new square, hotels and office buildings around the Gothic Renaissance cathedral.

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