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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.
At 158 meters high, Blackpool Tower was the tallest manmade structure in the British Empire when it opened during the Victorian era, and remains one of the seaside resort’s main attractions.
[55] [56] Blackpool Tramway opened in 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. [ 57 ] In 1889, the administrative county of Lancashire was created, covering the historical county except for the county boroughs such as Blackburn , Burnley , Barrow-in-Furness , Preston , Wigan , Liverpool and Manchester .
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.
Map of Lancashire, UK with Blackpool highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 165%: Date: 1 September 2013: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Most data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map.svg by Spischot. Author: Nilfanion, created using ...
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Blackpool Airport (IATA: BLK, ICAO: EGNH) is an airport on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, England, in the Borough of Fylde, just outside the Borough of Blackpool. It was formerly known as Squires Gate Airport and Blackpool International Airport. Ownership of the airport has changed a number of times over the years.
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