WELCOME TO BLACKBURN

A GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN BLACKBURN

Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 9 miles (14 km) east of Preston, 20.9 miles (34 km) NNW of Manchester and 9 miles (14 km) north of the Greater Manchester border. Blackburn is bounded to the south by Darwen, with which it forms the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen; Blackburn is its administrative centre. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011. Blackburn has had significant investment and redevelopment since 1958 through government funding and the European Regional Development Fund.

WHERE IS BLACKBURN?

The M65 motorway passes to the south of Blackburn. It runs from Colne, about 17 miles (27.4 km) north-east of Blackburn, to a point close to the village of Lostock Hall near Preston, about 12 miles (19.3 km) to the west. Junction six of the motorway is located at the eastern edge of Blackburn, near the Intack area; junctions five and four are located to the south, near the village of Guide and the Lower Darwen area respectively; and junction three is located at the south-western edge of the town, close to the Feniscowles area. The M65 links Blackburn to the national motorway network, connecting to junction nine of the M61 and junction 29 of the M6.

Blackburn's newly redeveloped railway station is in the town centre, and is served by Northern. The nearest railway station on the West Coast Main Line is in Preston. The town of Blackburn has numerous industrial estates which includes; Whitebirk industrial estate, Shadsworth business park, Walker industrial park, Glenfield Park, Greenbank business park, Tower Business park. Major occupiers operate in Blackburn such as Perspex Ltd, Bibby Distribution, Screwfix, The Range and B&Q.