Place:Blackburn (borough), Lancashire, England

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NameBlackburn (borough)
TypeDistrict municipality
Coordinates53.75°N 2.483°W
Located inLancashire, England     (1974 - 1998)
See alsoBlackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, Englandunitary authority which replaced it in 1998

In 1974 Blackburn, joined forces with Darwen, the neighbouring town to the south, and some nearby villages, to become a district municipality named the Borough of Blackburn. In 1998 the municipality became a unitary authority named Blackburn with Darwen, independent of Lancashire County Council.

For more information, see Blackburn with Darwen