Brownhill

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53°46′30″N 2°28′37″W / 53.775°N 2.477°W / 53.775; -2.477

Brownhill is a suburb of Blackburn, in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north-east of the town centre, in the Roe Lee ward which has an estimated population of 5,948.[1] Other nearby places include Ramsgreave, Wilpshire and Sunnybower.

Brownhill sports a number of local businesses including Brownhill Pharmacy, Brownhill Post Office, Brownhill Arms (situated approximately 0.3 mi (0.48 km) from Ramsgreave and Wilpshire railway station[2]) and Videorama.

In the centre of Brownhill is the junction of the A666 Whalley New Road and A6119 Blackburn Ring Road; when the ring road was built in the 1920s[citation needed] it was a roundabout with the Blackburn to Wilpshire tram route through the middle.[3]

Brownhill has three churches: Holy Souls (Roman Catholic), St Gabriel's (Church of England) and Trinity (Congregational). St Gabriel's is located on Brownhill Drive, and was built in 1933[4] to replace the original St Gabriel's Church, which was situated on Pearl Street. St Gabriel's is now somewhat of a famous Blackburnian landmark due to its 'light-up' red cross, which was installed in 1964,[5] can be seen as far away as Clayton-le-Moors (approximately 8 mi (13 km)).

The BP garage in Brownhill offers 24-hour fuel, off licence and grocery services.

References

  1. ^ "Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council".
  2. ^ "Streetmap.co.uk". Archived from the original on 9 April 2008.
  3. ^ Holden, Duncan. "Tramway history: Chapter 11". Blackburn Transport Net. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  4. ^ "St Gabriel's Church Website: About Us". Retrieved 13 March 2008. [dead link]
  5. ^ Smith, Ray. "Blackburn Encyclopaedia S". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Archived from the original on 25 September 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2008.


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