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Mothers Union in Blackburn Diocese |
Blackburn, United Kingdom |
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| Blackburn Diocese in north West England covers the entire county of Lancashire. |  |
The light and airy Cathedral in the town of Blackburn lies at the centre of a multicultural community and serves as a focal point for Christians in the Diocese to meet together. | Location
Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France |
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Industrial towns formerly dependent on cotton manufacturing, no longer form
the economic backbone of the County.
Dairy and sheep farms, market gardening and tourism have become the main source of employment in recent years. |
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Climate
Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast Winter windstorms and floods are natural hazards in the UK |
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The countryside changes from seaside holiday resorts in the East, to forested areas and moorland further inland. | Terrain
mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast |
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| Mothers' Union in Blackburn?....well, that's what the rest of the site is about, so do stay and look around. | Population
60,094,648
(July 2003 est.) with life expectancy total population: 78.16 years People living with HIV & AIDS,34,000 (2001 est.) |
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| Ethnic
Groups
English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%, Welsh 1.9%, Ulster 1.8%, West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other 2.8% |
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| Religion
Anglican and Roman Catholic 40 million, Muslim 1.5 million, Presbyterian 800,000, Methodist 760,000, Sikh 500,000, Hindu 500,000, Jewish 350,000 |
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| Language
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland) |
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