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Little Harwood is a suburb of Blackburn in the Blackburn with Darwen district, in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England, situated at the northern edge of the town.[1]
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  Little Harwood Shown within Blackburn  Little Harwood Shown within Blackburn with Darwen  Little Harwood Location within Lancashire | |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Blackburn |
| Postcode district | BB1, BB2 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
Use of land
editLocated within the ward are areas of mixed housing, industrial units and open land, including Blackburn Cemetery.
Culture
editLittle Harwood is a multi-cultural place and there are many mosques and churches in the suburb to cater for the various religious denominations of Blackburn and its surrounding areas.
The Little Harwood Clock Tower was unveiled in 1923 and the hourly chime can still be heard in memory of the local lads that fell during the two World Wars. Its gardens are maintained regularly by council gardeners and provide a quiet alternative to the busy Whalley Old Road.
Education
editThere are two state-funded schools located in the ward of Little Harwood: St Stephen's CE Primary School and Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School. St Stephen's was formed 2010 when an infants and junior school combined on one site on Robinson Street at a multi-coloured rectangular building costing around £7million. Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School is a free school which opened in 2012. There are also two private schools within the ward of Little Harwood; Madressa-e-Islamia Educational Centre and Jamiatul-llm Wal Huda UK School.
History
editLittle Harwood was formerly a township in the parish of Blackburn,[2] in 1866 Little Harwood became a separate civil parish, on 25 March 1893 the parish was abolished and merged with Blackburn.[3] In 1891 the parish had a population of 1190.[4] It is now in the unparished area of Blackburn.
Notable people
editLittle Harwood is well known as the birthplace of Jack Walker, owner of Walker Steel and Flybe and benefactor of Blackburn Rovers FC, whose parents lived on Whalley Old Road.
References
edit- ^ "Little Harwood : Statistics and census information : Council and democracy : Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ "History of Little Harwood, in Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Little Harwood CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Little Harwood CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 March 2024.