Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Blackrod within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Blackrod, township and vil. with ry. sta., Bolton-le-Moors par., N. Lancashire, 5 miles SE. of Chorley by rail, 2388 ac., pop. 4234; P.O., T.O. Cotton spinning and coal mining are carried on.