Shear Brow & Corporation Park
Ward in Blackburn with Darwen, England
| Coordinates: | 53.756, -2.493 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 67 28 |
| Dialling code: | 01254 (Blackburn) |
Shear Brow & Corporation Park is an electoral ward in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, sitting immediately to the north-east of Blackburn town centre. The ward includes the Victorian Corporation Park - a mid‑19th century public park with lawns, flowerbeds and a bandstand - plus the residential area around Shear Brow, with easy walking access to the Blackburn Railway Station and the River Darwen corridor.
The area mixes historic industrial heritage - former mill terraces and worker housing - with pockets of modern regeneration, small shops and community facilities. Corporation Park acts as a social and cultural focal point, hosting local events and providing green space for a diverse local population, while the ward reflects wider social contrasts in Blackburn with Darwen, including active community groups tackling deprivation and promoting neighbourhood renewal.
Postcode districts covering Shear Brow & Corporation Park
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Preston 8.7 miles14 km
- Oldham 21.9 miles35.3 km
- St. Helens 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Wigan 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Burnley 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Blackburn 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Blackpool 21.8 miles35 km
- Bolton 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Salford 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Rochdale 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Southport 22.6 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Blackburn Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Billinge & Beardwood Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Bastwell & Daisyfield Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Wensley Fold Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Blackburn Central Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Roe Lee Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ramsgreave Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Little Harwood & Whitebirk Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Audley & Queen's Park Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Mill Hill & Moorgate Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Ewood Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Blackburn South East Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Shear Brow & Corporation Park
BB1 8DZ, BB1 8ED, BB2 6EQ, BB2 6HX, BB1 7NG, BB2 6HE, BB1 8AE, BB2 6HN, BB2 6DP … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 29.2 miles47 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 32.7 miles52.6 km
- Blackburn Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Mill Hill Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Shear Brow & Corporation Park Ad
- Northcote 5 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Best Western Hotel 99 4 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Hampton by Hilton Blackburn 3 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Mytton Fold Hotel 4 4.3 miles7 km
- The Avenue Hotel 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Stanley House Hotel & Spa 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Shireburn Arms Hotel 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Whalley Abbey - Christian Retreat House Offering B&B 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Feildens Arms & Hotel 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Astley Bank Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
Schools in Shear Brow & Corporation Park
- Dar Ul Madinah Independent - primary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Secondary
- St James' C of E Primary School Blackburn Primary
Local points of interest
- Blackburn Central Library Library 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Ewood Park Stadium 1.9 miles3 km
- Crown Ground Stadium 5 miles8.1 km
- Deepdale Stadium 8.1 miles13 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Browsholme Hall Estate 10 miles16 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Turf Moor Stadium 11 miles17.6 km
- Claughton Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 12.6 miles20.3 km
- School Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km