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Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England.It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately 27 miles (43 km) north of Liverpool and 14 miles (23 km) west of Preston.
The Borough of Blackpool is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England.It is named after the seaside town of Blackpool but covers a wider area which includes Anchorsholme, Bispham, Layton, Marton and Squires Gate, as well as the suburbs of Grange Park, North Shore, South Shore and Starr Gate.
This is a list of places within the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. ... Blackpool; Bleasdale; Bolton-by-Bowland; Bolton-le-Sands; Borwick; Bretherton ...
Blackpool North station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line and is 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (28 km) northwest of Preston .
Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When it opened, Blackpool Tower was the tallest man-made structure in the British Empire. [ 1 ]
The Blackpool Tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on The Fylde in Lancashire, England. The line dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is operated by Blackpool Transport Services (BTS) and runs for 18 km (11 miles). It carried 4.7 million passengers in 2023/24.
The conductor David Atherton, co-founder of the London Sinfonietta, was born in Blackpool in 1944. [96] Lancashire also produced more populist figures, such as early musical theatre composer Leslie Stuart (1863–1928), born in Southport, who began his musical career as organist of Salford Cathedral. [97]
Blackpool Lifeboat Station is located in-between the North and Central Piers on the promenade in the town of Blackpool in Lancashire. A lifeboat was first stationed in Blackpool by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1864. The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) and two smaller D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboats. [1]