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Belthorn
Belthorn is a small moorland village situated to the south-east of Blackburn in Lancashire, England. It is about two-thirds of a mile (1.1 km) away from junction 5 of the M65 motorway, which runs from Colne to Preston. There is a large playing field with a children's recreational area. The village has two pubs: the community-owned, recently reopened Dog Inn and the Pack Horse (now named Marco Polo); the Pack Horse is an Italian restaurant and the Dog Inn serves pub food. The houses are mainly old weavers' cottages. Most of the village is in Hyndburn, though some of the houses, including those higher up in the village, are in Blackburn with Darwen.
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Guide, Lancashire
Guide is a village on the edge of Blackburn, in Lancashire, England. It is located south of the town centre, and the M65 Motorway passes around the south and east of the village, with Junction 5 situated immediately to the southwest of the village.
People who are born and have lived in Guide all of their lives are known as "Guiders". The traditional village pub, The King Edward, is on the corner of the original crossroads. The village also includes a post office, a Micro Brewery called The Patrons Tap, and a working men's club. A recreation ground features stone benches and flowers.
There are a number of industrial and office buildings in the area, many of which have been built since the motorway was extended in late 1990s. Residents have protested against the increasing industrial development of the area.
The Guide reservoir is surrounded by countryside. The area has a nearby pub, The Willows, and a DW Sports soccerdome and gym.
The main roads in the village were originally Haslingden Road (the former B6232), Blackamoor Road and School Lane (both B6231). As part of the extension work of the M65, which was completed in 1997, one section of Haslingden Road including the crossroads was bypassed and the road became part of the A6077, which connects the town centre of Blackburn to the motorway.
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Eccleshill, Lancashire
Eccleshill is a civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. The population of the parish was only 319, at the census of 2011. It contains the hamlets of Eccleshill, Grimshaw and Waterside. Located within the parish is Shaws of Darwen, who manufacture goods such as sinks and architectural terracotta.
The factory situated in Waterside opened in 1908, and in the 1920s, the company was the largest employer in Darwen.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Hoddlesden Branch Line, the goods line opened in 1876 passed through the parish. It was built to provide one service to Hoddlesden, south of Eccleshill, and although the passenger service was proposed, the application was not successful. The goods station at Hoddlesden closed in 1950, but the line remained open to Waterside to serve Shaws of Darwen until 1962.
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Blackburn with Darwen Teaching Primary Care Trust
Blackburn with Darwen tPCT was an English National Health Service primary care trust, responsible for commissioning & purchasing of health care in Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire. It came under the North West of England's NHS strategic health authority (SHA). It was abolished in April 2013.