Blackpool Urban Area

Blackpool Urban Area

Greater Blackpool is the informal name for the urban area surrounding Blackpool in Lancashire, England. The ONS define a Blackpool Urban Area, with a population of 261,088 (2001 census), down 0.1% from the 1991 figure of 261,355.

It includes the following places: [ [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/blackpool_urban_area.asp Blackpool Urban Area] ]

*Blackpool
*Fleetwood
*Lytham St Annes
*Poulton-le-Fylde
*Thornton-Cleveleys

Blackpool itself has a population of 142,283, although during the summer months the population of the town can rise to three times this figure. According to Lancashire Tourist Board there was 360,000 people living in the town during April and August 2003, the majority of these people working in Blackpool for the summer season.

The postcode for Blackpool Urban Area is FY (for Fylde), making it one of the few districts with a code not named after the largest town or city.

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