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Blackburn
Hob Uid: 921457
Location : Blackburn with Darwen Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SD6828028040
Summary : Medieval town, mentioned in Domesday 1086.
More information : (SD 6828 2804). Medieval town of Blackburn. The town of Blackburn was recorded in the Domesday Book as Blacheburne (a), and in 1187 was recorded in the Pipe Rolls (b) as Blakeburn. The name Blackburn means `dark coloured stream'. (1)

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Source details : Ekwall E, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Place-Names, (4th edition), 1985, Oxford University Press
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Domesday Book, London, 1783-1816. This Reference also includes the Exon Domesday. The date of both is 1066
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Source Number : 1b
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Source details : Pipe Rolls
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Mentioned in 1086
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Monument Start Date : 1086
Monument Type : Town
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : SD 62 NE 33
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