Blacko
Blacko is a village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. Before local government reorganisation in 1974 the village lay on the border with the West Riding of Yorkshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 599 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England
- Also known as: “Blacko (civil parish), Lancashire” and “Blacko, Lancashire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stansfield Tower, Blacko and Pendle Heritage Centre.
Pendle Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pendle Heritage Centre is a museum and visitor centre in Barrowford, Lancashire, England, dedicated to the history and heritage of Pendle. The heritage centre occupies Park Hill, a two-storey former farmhouse which has a 1661 date stone but was developed over an extended period between the 16th century and the beginning of the 18th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colne and Nelson.
Colne
Town
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colne is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles northeast of Nelson, 6 miles northeast of Burnley and 25 mi east of Preston. Colne is situated 2 miles southeast of Blacko.
Nelson
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire. It was developed as a mill town during the industrial revolution, but today has lost much of its industry.
Brierfield
Town
Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brierfield is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles north east of Burnley, 1 mile south west of Nelson, and 1 mile north east of Reedley. Brierfield is situated 3 miles south of Blacko.
Blacko
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Blacko, Pendle District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.86877° or 53° 52′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.21627° or 2° 12′ 59″ westPopulation
599Elevation
712 feet (217 metres)Open location code
9C5VVQ9M+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29769361OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12263140Wikidata ID
Q2344923
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