It is situated to the north-east of the town centre, in the Roe Lee ward which has an estimated population of 5,948.

[1] Other nearby places include Ramsgreave, Wilpshire and Sunnybower.

St Gabriel's is located on Brownhill Drive, and was built in 1933[4] to replace the original St Gabriel's Church, which was situated on Pearl Street.

St Gabriel's is now somewhat of a famous Blackburnian landmark due to its 'light-up' red cross, which was installed in 1964,[5] can be seen as far away as Clayton-le-Moors (approximately 8 mi (13 km)).

The BP garage in Brownhill offers 24-hour fuel, off licence and grocery services.