Blackley is an area of Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Manchester city centre, on the River Irk.
The Grade II* listed Church of St. Peter
Crab Lane in 1908
The course at Blackley
Crab Lane cricket ground in Blackley
The River Irk is a river in the historic county of Lancashire in the North West England that flows through the northern most Lancastrian towns of the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester.
The Irk at Crumpsall
Image: River Irk source geograph.org.uk 84936
Image: Irk and Irwell Confluence