Brownhill
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Brownhill shown within Lancashire
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Population | 5,948 |
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OS grid reference | SD685310 |
Unitary authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BLACKBURN |
Postcode district | BB1 |
Dialling code | 01254 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | Blackburn |
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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 around 5948.[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 miles 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 Gabriels (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 over 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 miles).
The BP garage in Brownhill offers 24-hour fuel, off licence and grocery services.
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