Cathedral · Blackburn · Lancashire

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral stands in Blackburn. Around it, within 5 km, is one more place on our list. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Blackburn Cathedral, JohnArmagh (Public domain)

Where

In Blackburn

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Cathedral in Blackburn

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Blackburn

Blackburn Cathedral is inside Blackburn’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Blackburn has 81 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Highs of 18–20°C mark June to August in Blackburn.

Jan7° / 2°110 mm

Feb7° / 2°92 mm

Mar10° / 3°79 mm

Apr13° / 5°66 mm

May16° / 7°70 mm

Jun18° / 10°82 mm

Jul20° / 12°92 mm

Aug19° / 12°98 mm

Sep17° / 10°100 mm

Oct13° / 7°119 mm

Nov10° / 4°116 mm

Dec7° / 2°134 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Blackburn, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Blackburn. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Blackburn’s full climate →

About

Blackburn Cathedral

Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages. Nearby, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (400 m) leads the list.

Blackburn’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: in Blackburn
Official site: blackburncathedral.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Blackburn Cathedral is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases near Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn, with 124,958 people, is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Blackburn

124,958 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 3.2 km south of it

Darwen

27,897 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km northwest of it

Myerscough Smithy

2,409 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km northeast of it

Rishton

6,653 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Blackburn Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Blackburn	It’s in town	124,958	11
Darwen	3.2 km south of it	27,897	2
Myerscough Smithy	3.8 km northwest of it	2,409	7
Rishton	3.9 km northeast of it	6,653	6
Oswaldtwistle	3.9 km east of it	10,810	4
Langho	6.5 km north of it	1,723	4
Great Harwood	6.6 km northeast of it	11,022	4
Church	6.6 km east of it	5,030	3

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 25 more, including 4 museums, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.

MuseumBlackburn Museum and Art Gallery400 m away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey9.3 km away 3

Historic houseHoghton Tower6.3 km away 4

Historic houseSamlesbury Hall6.5 km away 5

MuseumHaworth Art Gallery8.4 km away 6MuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall14 km away 7

CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston14 km away 8

MuseumHarris Museum14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Blackburn Cathedral

Where is Blackburn Cathedral?

Blackburn Cathedral is in Blackburn, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Blackburn Cathedral?

Church in Lancashire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Blackburn Cathedral?

June to August are the warmest months in Blackburn, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Blackburn Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Blackburn Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (400 m), Whalley Abbey (9.3 km), Hoghton Tower (6.3 km) and Samlesbury Hall (6.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery: Museumania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Samlesbury Hall: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Haworth Art Gallery: Alexander P Kapp; cropped by Beyond My Ken 20:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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