North Turton
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| North Turton | |
  North Turton shown within Lancashire |
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| Population | 3,736 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | North Turton |
| Unitary authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOLTON |
| Postcode district | BL7 |
| Dialling code | 01204 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European 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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[edit] Geography and administration
[edit] Landscape
North Turton is situated in the West Pennine Moors between Blackburn in the north and Bolton to the south.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Transport
[edit] Roads
There are three main roads which cross North Turton, the A666 (Blackburn Road), the A675 (Belmont Road), and the B6391 (Chapeltown Road).
[edit] 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]
[edit] References
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics - North Turton CP (Parish). URL accessed 26 May 2007.
- ^ Welcome to North Turton. URL accessed 26 May 2007.
[edit] External links
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