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2 days ago · 4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. The title of the unofficial fanzine of the town's football club, Blackburn Rovers, is 4,000 Holes, and the 1968 Beatles film Yellow Submarine has John mentioning the lyric as well ...
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May 1, 2024 · Blackburn is the third safest major town in Lancashire, and is the 22nd most dangerous overall out of Lancashire's 236 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Blackburn in 2023 was 92 crimes per 1,000 people.
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May 9, 2024 · John Lennon’s lyrics repeated an article’s claim that there were ‘4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.’ It went on to speculate that if Blackburn was typical there would be over 2 million potholes in Britain’s roads. One suspects today the total would be much higher.
May 4, 2024 · Welcome to Blackburn. The cathedral city of Blackburn is located on the edge of the Ribble Valley, in the county of Lancashire, approximately 218 miles north-west of London and 24 miles north-west of Manchester. The town has a population of around 140,000. Administratively it is within the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen which covers an area ...
5 days ago · The first water-works were established in 1772 and purchased by a company in 1848 from Mr. Joseph Feilden. In 1845–7 reservoirs were constructed at Pickup Bank, Hoddlesden and Guide, at Daisy Green in 1849, and New Audley in 1856, and Fishmoor in 1861. These undertakings were purchased by the corporation in 1875.
May 15, 2024 · Lancaster; Leyland; Preston; Ribble Valley; ... Chorley and Blackburn. By Sam Quine. Published 15th May 2024, 17:52 BST ... The build-up of litter is a growing problem in many areas of the county ...
May 14, 2024 · This is an incomplete list of the cotton and other textile mills that were located within the modern-day boundaries of the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. The first mills were built in the 1760s, in Derbyshire using the Arkwright system and were powered by the water. When stationary steam engines were introduced they still needed ...
