Blackpool is a seaside town in north-western England. It is traditionally part of Lancashire. On It is believed to get its name from a long gone drainage channel which ran over a peat bog. The water which ran into the sea at Blackpool was black from the peat and formed a "black pool" in waters of the Irish Sea. It is generally believed locally that people originating from Blackpool are called "Sand Grown" or "Sandgrown'uns," but these terms may be applied to natives of any littoral settlement.

Tourism

Blackpool is heavily dependent on tourism. Major attractions include:

• The three piers: the North (built in 1863), Central (1868) and South (1893).
• Blackpool Tower, built in May 1894, is a 518-foot-tall copy of the Eiffel Tower.
• The Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park, near to the South Pier.
• Sandcastle Waterworld is the premier indoor uk waterpark opposite the Pleasure Beach.