Corporation Park War Memorial
Corporation Park War Memorial is a park in Blackburn with Darwen, England. Corporation Park War Memorial is situated nearby to Blackburn War Memorial, as well as near the pitch Blackburn Subscription Crown Green Bowls Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blackburn War Memorial and Corporation Park.
Blackburn War Memorial
Memorial
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Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was originally designed as a memorial for people who lost their lives in the First World War but was later extended to also honour those who lost their lives in the Second World War.
Corporation Park
Park
Photo: TreveX, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corporation Park is a traditional Victorian park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was landscaped by William Henderson and opened in 1857. Corporation Park is regarded as the main formal park in Blackburn and is used mainly by local people for general recreation, walking and dog walking, as well as for its tennis, bowling and football facilities. Corporation Park is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Corporation Park War Memorial.
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
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The Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is the local museum service for the borough of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. It is a museum with collections of Christian icons, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and local history, as well as those of the former Lewis Textile Museum. Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Corporation Park War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackburn and Brownhill.
Blackburn
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Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire in North West England. The town has some attractive public buildings and parks, but it is mostly known for its contribution to the cotton weaving industry and for its successful premiership football team, Blackburn Rovers.
Brownhill
Suburb
Brownhill is a suburb of Blackburn, in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north-east of the town centre, in the Roe Lee ward which has an estimated population of 5,948. Brownhill is situated 1½ miles north of Corporation Park War Memorial.
Lower Darwen
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Darwen is a village in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, contiguous with the town of Darwen, in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. Lower Darwen is situated 2½ miles south of Corporation Park War Memorial.
Corporation Park War Memorial
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Blackburn with Darwen, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75257° or 53° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.49199° or 2° 29′ 31″ westOperator
Blackburn CouncilOpen location code
9C5VQG35+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 688152627OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blackburn Subscription Crown Green Bowls Club and Grass Area around Flora Statue.
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