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Little Harwood is a suburb of Blackburn in Lancashire, England, situated at the northern edge of the town.[1]

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Little Harwood
Little Harwood Shown within Blackburn Show map of Blackburn Little Harwood Shown within Blackburn with Darwen Show map of Blackburn with Darwen Little Harwood Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Unitary authority	Blackburn with Darwen
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Blackburn
Postcode district	BB1, BB2
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
List of places UK England Lancashire 53.758°N 2.462°W / 53.758; -2.462

Use of land

Located within the ward are areas of mixed housing, industrial units and open land, including Blackburn Cemetery.

Culture

Little 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

There 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 independent schools within the ward of Little Harwood; Madressa-e-Islamia Educational Centre and Jamiatul-llm Wal Huda UK School.

Notable people

Little 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

External links

• Office for national statistics

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