West Pennine
Ward in Blackburn with Darwen, England
| Coordinates: | 53.674, -2.444 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 70 19 |
West Pennine is a predominantly rural ward on the western fringe of the Blackburn with Darwen borough, sitting where lowland farmland rises into the open West Pennine Moors. The area is characterised by rolling moorland, reservoirs and pockets of woodland, making it popular with walkers and birdwatchers; its landscape still bears the imprint of Victorian waterworks and quarries that supplied nearby towns.
Socially and economically the ward mixes small farming communities and commuter households who travel into nearby urban centres, alongside a tight-knit local community with active conservation and village groups. Local character is defined by stone-built houses and lanes, a quiet rural way of life tempered by the visible heritage of Lancashire’s 19th-century industrial expansion in England.
Postcode districts covering West Pennine
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 16.8 miles
- Preston 12.6 miles
- Oldham 16.8 miles
- St. Helens 19.7 miles
- Wigan 12.1 miles
- Warrington 20.6 miles
- Burnley 11.5 miles
- Blackburn 5.9 miles
- Bolton 5.6 miles
- Stockport 21.8 miles
- Salford 14.1 miles
- Rochdale 11.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Darwen South Ward 1 mile
- North Turton Parish 1.2 miles
- Hoddlesden Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Darwen Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Darwen East Ward 2.3 miles
- Eccleshill Parish 2.5 miles
- Yate and Pickup Bank Parish 2.7 miles
- Edgworth Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Darwen West Ward 3 miles
- Helmshore Ward 3.3 miles
- Tockholes Parish 3.6 miles
- Bromley Cross Ward 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in West Pennine
BL7 0NL, BL7 0EL, BL7 0JQ, BL7 0AY, BL7 0PZ, BB3 2LN, BB3 2JG, BL7 0JG, BB3 3NU … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 23.2 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 28.8 miles
- Entwistle Station 1.8 miles
- Darwen Railway Station 1.9 miles
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Schools in West Pennine
- Aurora Woodlands School Independent - special
- Belthorn Academy Primary School Primary
- Darwen, St Barnabas C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Hoddlesden St Paul's C of E Primary School Primary
- Turton and Edgworth C of E/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Turton Belmont Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ewood Park Stadium 4.2 miles
- Blackburn Central Library Library 5.5 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 6.7 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 7 miles
- School Stadium 7.4 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 8.5 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 8.9 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 11.8 miles
- Deepdale Stadium 12.1 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 12.1 miles