Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire on the northwest coast of England, bordering the Irish Sea. It's a traditional holiday resort with miles of sandy beach, the iconic Tower, and cheap and cheerful amenities for visitors.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackpool Tower and Bloomfield Road.
Blackpool Tower
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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.
Bloomfield Road
Stadium
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Bloomfield Road is a football stadium in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Blackpool Football Club since 1901. It is the third stadium in the club's existence, the previous two being Raikes Hall Gardens and the Athletic Grounds.
Blackpool North railway station
Railway station
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Blackpool North 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 north-west of Preston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poulton-le-Fylde and Cleveleys.
Poulton-le-Fylde
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Poulton-le-Fylde is a town in Lancashire in England, dating back a thousand years as a small settlement but now grown into a dormitory town on the outskirts of Blackpool which is a few miles to the west.
Cleveleys
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Cleveleys or Thornton-Cleveleys is a part of the Wyre local council area in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles north of Blackpool, with which it has grown to merge along with the other Fylde Coast towns of Bispham, Lytham St Annes and Fleetwood.
Blackpool
Latitude
53.8333° or 53° 50′ northLongitude
-3.0333° or 3° 2′ westPopulation
139,000Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)Abbreviation
“BPL”Open location code
9C5RRXM8+8MGeoNames ID
3333127
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Blackpool” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلاكبول”
- Armenian: “Բլեքփուլ”
- Azerbaijani: “Bləkpul”
- Belarusian: “Горад Блэкпул”
- Bengali: “ব্ল্যাকপুল”
- Bulgarian: “Блакпул”
- Chinese: “黑潭”
- Georgian: “ბლეკპული”
- Hebrew: “בלקפול”
- Japanese: “ブラックプール”
- Kara-Kalpak: “Blekpul”
- Kirghiz: “Блэкпул шаары”
- Korean: “블랙풀”
- Lithuanian: “Blakpulas”
- Persian: “بلکپول”
- Russian: “Блэкпул”
- Serbian: “Блекпул”
- Thai: “แบล็กพูล”
- Ukrainian: “Блекпул”
- Urdu: “بلیکپول”
- Yue Chinese: “布力浦”
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Notable Places Nearby
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