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Blackburn is one of five "cathedral towns" in England; all other English localities with [[Anglican]] cathedrals have [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]].

Blackburn is one of five "cathedral towns" in England; all other English localities with [[Anglican]] cathedrals have [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]].

==Blackburn Hundred==

==Blackburn Hundred==

'''Blackburn Hundred''', sometimes called '''Blackburnshire''', is a sub-division of the traditional county Lancashire. Although never formally abolished, the hundred has had no official administrative role since the mid-18th century and today is used mainly as a geographical area. It covers a much wider area than the town itself (175,598 acres) with the towns [[Accrington]], [[Bacup]] and [[Burnley]] also forming part of the hundred.

'''Blackburn Hundred''', sometimes called '''Blackburnshire''', is a sub-division of the traditional county Lancashire. Although never formally abolished, the hundred has had no official administrative role since the mid-18th century and today is used mainly as a geographical area. It covers a much wider area than the town itself (175,598 acres) with the towns [[Accrington]], [[Bacup]] and [[Burnley]] also forming part of the hundred. As with several other Hundreds of Lancashire, Blackburn predates the county itself; having formed a part of ''Inter Ripam et Mersam'' (the lands between the Ribble and the Mersey), which were included alongside records about [[Cheshire]] (but not provably part of that county).

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[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

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[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]