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Blackpool
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black pool
English
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thumb|Blackpool, Lancashire: The Promenade towards the Tower
Pronunciation
en /ˈblækpuːl/ UK
en En-uk-Blackpool.ogg UK
Proper noun
en A <<town>>, seaside resort, <<borough>> and <<unitary authority>> in <<co/Lancashire>>, <<cc/England>> OS grid ref SD3136. Borough map (Lancashire)
en 4 September 2026 Roger Johnson Jenny Coleman Town's 'little bit of magic' hailed in culture bid https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2mdz601dyo BBC News Blackpool faces competition from Inverness, Ipswich, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Swindon and Wrexham. 4 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260911125257/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2mdz601dyo 11 September 2026
en hamlet cpar/Brixton dist/South Hams co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SX5654. OS: South Hams
en hamlet cpar/Ilsington dist/Teignbridge co/Devon OS grid ref SX8174 OS: Teignbridge
en hamlet wcomm/Martletwy co/Pembrokeshire cc/Wales OS grid ref SN0614.
en suburb city/Cork co/Cork c/Ireland.
en settlement on isl/Waiheke Island r:suf/Auckland c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map
Derived terms
en Blackpudlian like Blackpool Illuminations
Translations
town
Afrikaans: af Blackpool
Bengali: bn ব্ল্যাক্পূল
Bulgarian: bg Бла́кпул m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 布萊克浦
Greek: el Μπλάκπουλ
Kannada: kn ಬ್ಲ್ಯಾಕ್ಪೂಲ್
Macedonian: mk Блекпул
Marathi: mr ब्लॅकपूल n
Sinhalese: si බ්ලැක්පූල්
References