Mill Hill & Moorgate
Ward in Blackburn with Darwen, England
| Coordinates: | 53.735, -2.505 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 66 26 |
| Dialling code: | 01254 (Blackburn) |
The Mill Hill & Moorgate electoral ward sits within the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire, England. It covers mainly residential neighbourhoods and local shopping streets that feed into the wider Blackburn area, with a mix of Victorian terraces and later council housing reflective of the town’s industrial growth in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Traces of the former cotton and milling economy remain in converted mill buildings and compact street patterns, while today the ward combines small businesses, community facilities and a few green pockets. Socially it has a strong local identity and steady commuter links into the town centre and nearby employment areas, making it typical of the post‑industrial suburbs found across north‑west England.
Postcode districts covering Mill Hill & Moorgate
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 21.7 miles
- Preston 8.5 miles
- Oldham 21.3 miles
- St. Helens 22 miles
- Wigan 14.3 miles
- Warrington 24.2 miles
- Burnley 11.3 miles
- Blackburn 1.7 miles
- Blackpool 21.6 miles
- Bolton 10.2 miles
- Salford 19 miles
- Rochdale 15.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ewood Ward 0.5 miles
- Wensley Fold Ward 0.9 miles
- Livesey with Pleasington Ward 1 mile
- Livesey Parish 1.1 miles
- Blackburn Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Blackburn South & Lower Darwen Ward 1.3 miles
- Billinge & Beardwood Ward 1.4 miles
- Pleasington Parish 1.5 miles
- Shear Brow & Corporation Park Ward 1.6 miles
- Blackburn Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Blackburn South East Ward 1.7 miles
- Bastwell & Daisyfield Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Mill Hill & Moorgate
BB2 1UZ, BB2 4DG, BB2 2QN, BB2 4RT, BB2 1XB, BB2 2QF, BB2 2QH, BB2 2RY, BB2 2TN … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 28 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.1 miles
- Mill Hill Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Cherry Tree Railway Station 0.6 miles
Hotels near Mill Hill & Moorgate Ad
- Northcote 5 5.6 miles
- Best Western Hotel 99 4 1.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Blackburn 3 3 miles
- Astley Bank Hotel 3.7 miles
- The Whitehall Hotel & Distillery 3 4 miles
- Mytton Fold Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Stanley House Hotel & Spa 4 2.5 miles
- Feildens Arms & Hotel 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Preston - South 3 6.1 miles
- Whalley Abbey - Christian Retreat House Offering B&B 3 7.1 miles
Schools in Mill Hill & Moorgate
- Griffin Park Primary School Primary
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Meadowhead Junior School Primary
- St Aidan's Primary School - A C of E Academy Primary
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Secondary
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn Primary
Local points of interest
- Ewood Park Stadium 0.8 miles
- Blackburn Central Library Library 1.3 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 5.9 miles
- Deepdale Stadium 7.9 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 9.3 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 10.5 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 10.7 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 11.3 miles
- Browsholme Hall Estate 11.5 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 11.8 miles
- School Stadium 12.3 miles
- Claughton Estate 12.6 miles