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 miles34.8 km
- Preston 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Oldham 21.3 miles34.3 km
- St. Helens 22 miles35.4 km
- Wigan 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Warrington 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Burnley 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Blackburn 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Blackpool 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Bolton 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Salford 19 miles30.6 km
- Rochdale 15.9 miles25.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Ewood Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Wensley Fold Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Livesey with Pleasington Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Livesey Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Blackburn Central Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Blackburn South & Lower Darwen Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Billinge & Beardwood Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Pleasington Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Shear Brow & Corporation Park Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Blackburn Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Blackburn South East Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bastwell & Daisyfield Ward 1.9 miles3 km
Example postcodes in Mill Hill & Moorgate
BB2 4UF, BB2 4PP, BB2 4DD, BB2 4QQ, BB2 4DH, BB2 4QG, BB2 4QH, BB2 4SP, BB2 4PN … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 28 miles45 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.1 miles50.1 km
- Mill Hill Railway Station 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Cherry Tree Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
Hotels near Mill Hill & Moorgate Ad
- Northcote 5 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Best Western Hotel 99 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Astley Bank Hotel 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Hampton by Hilton Blackburn 3 3 miles4.9 km
- The Whitehall Hotel & Distillery 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Stanley House Hotel & Spa 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Mytton Fold Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Feildens Arms & Hotel 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Preston - South 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
- The Avenue Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
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 miles1.2 km
- Blackburn Central Library Library 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Crown Ground Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Deepdale Stadium 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 10.5 miles16.9 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Browsholme Hall Estate 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Turf Moor Stadium 11.8 miles19.1 km
- School Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Claughton Estate 12.6 miles20.2 km