Parish in Blackburn with Darwen, England
| Coordinates: | 53.711, -2.43 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 71 23 |
| Dialling code: | 01254 (Blackburn) |
The civil parish of Yate and Pickup Bank sits on the rural fringe of the borough of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire. It is a small, mostly agricultural area of stone cottages, farmsteads and open pasture that still feels distinctly countryside despite being only a short distance from the town centres of Blackburn and Darwen.
Historically the locality forms part of Lancashire’s wider industrial and rural landscape, with nearby settlements shaped by the county’s 19th‑century growth; today the parish is largely residential and farming‑focused, popular with walkers and commuters who value its panoramas, village character and close‑knit community rather than any large commercial centre.