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This article is about North Turton in Lancashire, in the north west of England. For earlier history, see Turton Urban District.
Coordinates: 53°38′20″N 2°23′54″W / 53.6388°N 2.398253°W
North Turton
North Turton shown within LancashirePopulation 3,736 (2001 Census) OS grid reference SD737158 Parish North Turton Unitary authority Blackburn with Darwen Ceremonial county Lancashire Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BOLTON Postcode district BL7 Dialling code 01204 Police Lancashire Fire Lancashire Ambulance North West EU Parliament North West England UK Parliament Rossendale and Darwen List of places: UK • England • Lancashire North Turton is a civil parish of the Unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 the civil parish has a population of 3,736.[1]
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Geography and administration
Landscape
North Turton is situated in the West Pennine Moors between Blackburn in the north and Bolton to the south.
Civic history
North Turton was created in 1974 from the rural part of the former Turton Urban District. Within this civil parish there are three villages, Edgworth, Chapeltown, Belmont, and several hamlets, Entwistle, Quarlton, Round Barn, Turton Bottoms and Whittlestone Head.
Transport
Roads
There are three main roads which cross North Turton, the A666 (Blackburn Road), the A675 (Belmont Road), and the B6391 (Chapeltown Road).
Railways
There is an infrequent railway commuter service at Entwistle railway station which is served by Northern Rail who operate services on the 'Ribble Valley' Line. There was a second, Turton and Edgworth railway station, but was closed in the 1960's by the Beeching cuts.[2]
References
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics - North Turton CP (Parish). URL accessed 26 May 2007.
- ^ Welcome to North Turton. URL accessed 26 May 2007.
External links
Categories:- Lancashire geography stubs
- Geography of Blackburn
- Local government in Blackburn
- Civil parishes in Lancashire
- West Pennine Moors
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