Blackpool Detectives have been operating in Blackpool and the North West for almost 20 years.
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Though the Blackpool Urban Area extends beyond the statutory boundaries of Blackpool to encompass Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde and Lytham St Anne's, Blackpool remains administratively separate.
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Blackpool is a seaside town and unitary authority in Lancashire, England.
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Blackpool is situated along the coast of the Irish Sea.
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Blackpool has a population of 142,900, making it the fourth-largest settlement in North West England behind Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington.
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Blackpool lies 40 miles (64 km) north-west of the city of Manchester, and less than 30 miles north of Liverpool City centre.
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Blackpool is the fourth most densely populated local authority district of England & Wales outside Greater London.
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Blackpool rose to prominence as a major centre of tourism during the 19th century, particularly for the inhabitants of northern mill towns.
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Blackpool is believed to get its name from a historic drainage channel that ran over a peat bog, discharging discoloured water into the Irish Sea, which formed a black pool.
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People originating from Blackpool are called Sandgrown'uns, or Seasiders'.
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Much of Blackpool's growth and character from the 1870s on was predicated on the town's pioneering use of electrical power.
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Between 1904 and 1974, Blackpool formed a county borough independent of the administrative county of Lancashire.
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With the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, Blackpool's county borough status was abolished and it was made part of the shire county of Lancashire.
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On 1 April 1998, however, Blackpool was made a unitary authority and re-formed as an autonomous local government unit.
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Blackpool remains part of Lancashire for ceremonial purposes however.
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