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Tourist guide to Pleasington

LANDMARK: Pleasington Priory was built after laws against Roman Catholics were relaxed

1:00pm Tuesday 24th July 2007

PLEASINGTON is a very pleasant name for a very pleasant and still largely rural suburb of Blackburn.

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Tourist guide to Blackburn

TRANSFORMED: Blackburn's historic Cathedral and, in the foreground, the sensitvely restored Waterloo Pavilions in the centre of the town

12:00pm Tuesday 24th July 2007

Is Blackburn just a relatively modern town founded on textiles?

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