North Turton

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. Neighbourhood Statistics - North Turton CP (Parish) . URL accessed 26 May 2007.

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 links to Blackburn in the north and to Manchester to the south. There was a second railway station at Chapeltown , but was closed in the 1960's by the Beeching cuts. Welcome to North Turton . URL accessed 26 May 2007.

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	CATEGORIES ABOUT NORTH TURTON

	geography of blackburn

	government in blackburn

	parishes of lancashire

	west pennine moors

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