Blackpool
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Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire on the west coast. Blackpool rose to prominence as a major centre of tourism complete with piers, fortune-tellers, public houses, tram and donkey rides, fish-and-chip shops, theatres. Blackpool is known as "the archetypal British seaside resort".
Blackpool is heavily dependent on tourism and attracts millions of visitors every year. In July 2010, an independent survey found that Blackpool is the UK's all-time favourite seaside resort.
In addition to its beaches, Blackpool's major attractions and landmarks include the Blackpool Tower, Blackpool Illuminations, the Pleasure Beach Blackpool, and the Winter Gardens.
Blackpool tramway runs from Starr Gate in Blackpool to Fleetwood and is the only surviving first-generation tramway in the UK. The tramway dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world.
