Pleasington () is a village and

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in the Borough of

Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England. The borough includes the towns of Blackburn and Darwen plus a wider rural area which includes the villages of ...

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, England. It had a population of 467 in the 2001 census, reducing to 446 at the 2011 census. It is a rural village set on a hillside above the River Darwen. The village was listed in the

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as ''Plesigtune'', a name which means "a settlement owned by Plessa's People". Pleasington railway station is on the East Lancashire Line with trains to destinations including the nearby towns of

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and Preston. The

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Church of St Mary and St John Baptis

in the village is known as Pleasington Priory and was built between 1816 and 1819 in a Gothic style. It is one of only two Grade I

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s in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen. Pleasington Old Hall is another historic building, built in 1587, and is Grade II Listed. A nature reserve

near the hall was declared in 2006. Also near the village is Pleasington Playing Fields, a large outdoor sports facility with 12 football pitches opened in 1963 by

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as King George's Fields. Witton Country Park is connected to the playing fields by a bridge over the River Darwen. Overlooking the area is Pleasington Cemetery, the main cemetery and

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for the Blackburn area. Pleasington is on the National Cycle Network Route 6, one of the main national

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routes in the UK, which is planned to connect Windsor to the

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Pleasington Parish Council
Geography of Blackburn with Darwen Local government in Blackburn with Darwen Villages in Lancashire Civil parishes in Lancashire {{Lancashire-geo-stub

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