Blackburn
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Blackburn is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 8 mi (13 km) east of Preston and 21 mi (34 km) north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is the core centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town in Lancashire.
Image: Blackburn Lancashire Townscape
Image: Blackburn Market Hall from Salford geograph.org.uk 2280422
Image: Blackburn Cathedral geograph.org.uk 2279791
Image: Blackburn Library, Northgate, Blackburn geograph.org.uk 5323654
West Pennine Moors
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The West Pennine Moors is an area of the Pennines covering approximately 90 square miles (230 km2) of moorland and reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The Wayoh reservoir, viewed from the Edgworth side with the Entwistle viaduct in the background.
Lead Mines Clough
The moors are dotted with many ruins, such as Higher Hempshaw's
A view across Yarrow Reservoir, the newest of those built at Rivington