Blackburn

Blackburn (/ˈblækbərn/ ⓘ) 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.[n 1][4] Blackburn is the core centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire. At the 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of 117,963,[2] whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of 150,030.[5] Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011,[1] with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British.[6]