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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 history of Blackpool Football Club between 1962 and the present day covers the periods of relative decline after their successful first half of the 20th century. Blackpool spent the years between 1962 and 1967 in Division One, before being relegated to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1936–37. After three ...
Pleasure Beach is situated on a 42-acre (170,000 m 2) site along the South Promenade (Ocean Boulevard) area of Blackpool, approximately 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (3.6 km) from Blackpool North Railway Station. It is bordered by the Promenade, Balmoral Road, Bond Street, Burlington Road West and Clifton Drive, and is situated above Watson Road, which is ...
Pages in category "History of Blackpool" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Infamous stock market crash that represented the greatest one-day percentage decline in U.S. stock market history, culminating in a bear market after a more than 20% plunge in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. Among the primary causes of the chaos were program trading and illiquidity, both of which fueled the vicious decline for the ...
The Blackpool Built-up Area or Blackpool Urban Area is an urban area in Lancashire, England, consisting of the large town of Blackpool along with several surrounding towns and villages. Defined by the ONS it had a population of 239,409 in 2011 [ 1 ] this is considerably down on the 2001 population of 261,088 [ 2 ] mainly due to Fleetwood no ...
Player From Fee Year Jock Dodds: Sheffield United: £10,000: 1939 Alan Suddick: Newcastle United: £63,000: 1966 Tony Kellow: Exeter City: £125,000: 1978 Jack Ashurst
Blackpool Pleasure Beach and illuminations on South Promenade Several major tourist attractions can be found in South Shore including Blackpool Pleasure Beach , which was founded in 1896 in an area populated by Romani Gypsies , [ 60 ] including members of the Boswell family , [ 61 ] one of England's largest and most important Gypsy families ...