BLACKPOOL  , a municipal and

county borough and seaside resort in the Blackpool parliamentary division of Lancashire, England, 46 m . N. of Liverpool, served by the Lancashire & Yorkshire, and London & North Western railways . Pop . (1891) 23,846; (1901) 47,346 . The town, which is quite modern, contains many churches and chapels of all denominations, a town hall, public libraries, the Victoria hospital, three piers, theatres, ball-rooms, and other places of public amusement, including a lofty tower, resembling the Eiffel Tower of Paris . The municipality maintains an electric tram service . There are handsome promenades along the sea front, which command fine views . Extensive works upon these, affording a sea front unsurpassed by that of any English watering-place, were completed in 1905 . The beach is sandy and the bathing good . The borough was created in 1876 (county borough, 1904), and is governed by a mayor, 12 aldermen and 36 councillors . Area, exclusive of foreshore, 3496 acres; including foreshore, 4244 acres .