| Whalley Range | |
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Whalley Range
Whalley Range shown within Lancashire |
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| OS grid reference | SD684286 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Blackburn |
| Metropolitan 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 with Darwen |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Whalley Range is an inner-city area of Blackburn in Lancashire. The area is a community with almost all residents being from India and Pakistan. Houses in the area are predominantly terraced and go up on a hill in a typical Pennine mill town style. Whalley Range attracts Asian visitors from all over the UK. [1] Whalley Range is currently undergoing an urban regeneration programme to gentrify and modernise the area, the planning agency BDP have said that fashion could form a key theme to market the area.[2]