Belthorn

Belthorn is a small moorland village situated to the south-east of Blackburn in Lancashire, England. It is about two-thirds of a mile (1.1 km) away from junction 5 of the M65 motorway, which runs from Colne to Preston. There is a large playing field with a children's recreational area.

Belthorn
The Pack Horse public house, Elton Road
Belthorn Location in Hyndburn Show map of the Borough of Hyndburn Belthorn Location in Blackburn with Darwen Show map of Blackburn with Darwen Belthorn Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD717246
• London	181 miles (291 km) SE
Civil parish	Yate and Pickup Bank
District	Hyndburn
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
UK Parliament	Hyndburn Rossendale and Darwen Blackburn
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°43′05″N 2°25′52″W

The village has two pubs: the community-owned, recently reopened Dog Inn and the Pack Horse (now named Marco Polo); the Pack Horse is an Italian restaurant and the Dog Inn serves pub food. The houses are mainly old weavers' cottages. Most of the village is in Hyndburn, though some of the houses, including those higher up in the village, are in Blackburn with Darwen.

Education

Belthorn has a primary school, Belthorn Academy.^[1]

Governance

The village is divided between the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen and the district of Hyndburn, both of which have borough status. The portion of the village within Blackburn with Darwen is largely within the ancient parish (now a civil parish) of Yate and Pickup Bank, with a small area in the north of the village, formerly in the parish of Lower Darwen.

The part of the village in Hyndburn was formerly part of the township of Oswaldtwistle.