Blackpool is a seaside town and borough of Lancashire, North West
England. The town is a unitary authority area, noted for its political
autonomy, independent of Lancashire County Council. It is situated along
England's northwest coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre
estuaries, 17.5 miles (28.2 km) northwest of Preston, 27 miles
(43 km) north of Liverpool, 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Bolton and
40 miles (64 km) northwest of Manchester. It has an estimated population
of 142,100, and a population density that makes it the fourth most densely
populated borough of England and
