Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 8.9 miles (14.3 km) east of the city of Preston, and 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of the city of Manchester. A former mill town, textiles have been produced in Blackburn since the middle of the 13th century, when locally produced wool was woven in people's houses.
Flemish weavers who settled in the area during the 14th century helped to develop the industry. James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, was a weaver in Blackburn.The most rapid period of growth and development in Blackburn's history coincided with the industrialisation and expansion of textile manufacturing.
Blackburn was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and amongst the first industrialised towns in the world. Blackburn's textile sector fell into a terminal decline from the mid-20th century. Source : www.wikipedia.org.uk
Local Attractions
Blackburn Rovers FC : www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk
Witton Country Park :http:// www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.14416
Blackburn Cathedral : www.blackburncathedral.com
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