Brownhill Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.775°N -2.477°W
Population:5,948
Official Name:Brownhill
Unitary England:Blackburn with Darwen
Lieutenancy England:Lancashire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Blackburn
Post Town:BLACKBURN
Postcode District:BB1
Postcode Area:BB
Dial Code:01254
Os Grid Reference:SD685310
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Blackburn#United Kingdom Blackburn with Darwen
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Blackburn##Shown within Blackburn with Darwen
Static Image Name:Brownhill Arms. - geograph.org.uk - 1101248.jpg
Static Image Caption:Brownhill Arms

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 0.3miles 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 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 8miles).

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
  2. Web site: Streetmap.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080409192144/http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ . 2008-04-09 .
  3. Web site: Tramway history: Chapter 11 . Blackburn Transport Net . 2008-04-11 . Holden . Duncan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070921112258/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/duncan.holden46/trams/chapter11.htm . September 21, 2007 .
  4. Web site: St Gabriel's Church Website: About Us . 2008-03-13 .
  5. Web site: Blackburn Encyclopaedia S . Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council . Smith . Ray . 2008-03-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050925005330/http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?LANGUAGE=eng&pageID=2937 . 2005-09-25 .