North Turton

North Turton
North Turton
North Turton shown within Lancashire
Population	3,867 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SD737158
Civil parish	North Turton
Unitary authority	Blackburn with Darwen
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BOLTON
Postcode district	BL7
Dialling code	01204

Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Rossendale and Darwen
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°38′20″N 2°23′54″W / 53.6388°N 2.398253°W / 53.6388; -2.398253Coordinates: 53°38′20″N 2°23′54″W / 53.6388°N 2.398253°W / 53.6388; -2.398253

North Turton is a civil parish of the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 the civil parish has a population of 3,736, increasing to 3,867 at the 2011 Census.

North Turton is the northern part of the historic area of Turton.

North Turton is in the West Pennine Moors, between Blackburn in the north and Bolton to the south.

North Turton was created in 1974 from the rural part of the former Turton Urban District. Within this civil parish there are three villages, Edgworth, Chapeltown, Belmont, and several hamlets, Entwistle, Quarlton, Round Barn, Turton Bottoms and Whittlestone Head.

There are three main roads that cross North Turton: the A666 (Blackburn Road), the A675 (Belmont Road), and the B6391 (Chapeltown Road).

There is an infrequent railway commuter service at Entwistle railway station which is served by Northern Rail, which operate services on the Ribble Valley Line. There was a second, Turton and Edgworth railway station but was closed in the 1960s by the Beeching Axe.