Brownhill is a suburb

Suburb

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 of Blackburn, in the unitary

Unitary authority

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 borough of Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of Blackburn, the small town of Darwen to the south of it, and the surrounding countryside.-Formation:...

, in Lancashire

Lancashire

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, England

England

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. It is situated to the north-east of the town centre, in the Roe Lee ward which has an estimated population of around 5948. Other nearby places include Ramsgreave

Ramsgreave

Ramsgreave is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district , in Lancashire, England. The parish is located on the northern edge of Blackburn although it is just outside the Blackburn with Darwen unitary district, and although the south and east of the parish is suburban, the parish also includes a...

, Wilpshire

Wilpshire

Wilpshire is a village and civil parish in the county of Lancashire, England. It is north of Blackburn, and forms part of the town's urban area, although it is in the Ribble Valley local government district...

 and Sunnybower.

Brownhill sports a number of local businesses including Brownhill Pharmacy, Brownhill Post Office, Brownhill Arms (situated approximately 0.3 miles from Ramsgreave and Wilpshire railway station

Ramsgreave and Wilpshire railway station

Ramsgreave and Wilpshire is a railway station on the Ribble Valley Line that serves the villages/suburbs of Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, just north of Blackburn in Lancashire, England...

) and Videorama.

In the centre of Brownhill is the junction of the A666

A666 road

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 Whalley New Road and A6119 Blackburn Ring Road; when the ring road was built in the 1920s it was a roundabout with the Blackburn to Wilpshire tram

Tram

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 route through the middle.

Brownhill has three churches: Holy Souls (Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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), St Gabriels (Church of England

Church of England

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) and Trinity (Congregational

Congregational church

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). St Gabriel's is located on Brownhill Drive, and was built in 1933 to replace the original St Gabriel's Church, which was situated on Pearl Street. St Gabriel's is now somewhat of a famous Blackburnian landmark over due to its 'light-up' red cross, which was installed in 1964, can be seen as far away as Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors is a township in Hyndburn in Lancashire, England. The town is locally referred to as 'Clayton'. To the west lies Rishton, to the north Great Harwood, and two miles to the south, Accrington. Clayton-le-Moors is situated on the A680 road alongside the M65 motorway.-Description:It is...

 (approximately 8 miles).

The BP

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garage in Brownhill offers 24-hour fuel, off licence and grocery services.