Public noticeboard for Blackburn, located in England. This is a public notice board for Nottoboard users to post notices such as community events, news, things for sale, classes, assistance required & memorials are just a few ideas of notices that you can post! Blackburn (/ˈblækbɜːrn/ ⓘ) is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 8 mi (13 km) east of Preston and 21 mi (34 km) north-northwest of Manchester.[n 1][4] Blackburn is the core centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire.