Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England.
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18 Facts About Darwen
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Darwen was ruined by the effects of the Lancashire Cotton Famine of the 1860s.
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In 1931, Darwen was visited by Mahatma Gandhi, he had accepted the invitation from Corder Catchpool, Quaker manager of the Spring Vale Garden Village Ltd, to see the effects of India's boycott of cotton goods.
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Locally, Darwen has been represented by Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors in the main council wards for the town.
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Darwen had its own parliamentary constituency until 1983 when it became part of the present Rossendale and Darwen constituency.
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The original school facade was incorporated into the new build, and Darwen Vale transferred back to the original site in 2012.
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Darwen is located amid the West Pennine Moors south of Blackburn, it stands within a valley with the River Darwen flowing at its base.
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Guinness Book of Records records that Darwen had one of the largest flash floods in the United Kingdom, in 1848; 12 people died.
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Today, Darwen Library stands at the corner of Knott Street and School Street to the north of the Circus.
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Darwen donated £8,000 in response to a speculative appeal for funds by the Library Committee.
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The town hall currently houses offices of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and the local Neighbourhood Policing Team, and is a venue for meetings of the Darwen Town Council established in 2009.
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Three of the parks in Darwen are on the west of the main road through the town, with paths leading to countryside and to Jubilee Tower.
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Darwen sits in a large valley strung along the A666 road along the valley floor.
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Darwen stands along the Ribble Valley railway line, operated by Northern.
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In Lancashire dialect, the name Darwen is pronounced Darren, and the locals refer to themselves as Darreners.
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Parish Church of Darwen is St Peter's, a large and active Anglican church consecrated in 1829.
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Until the sports centre was demolished, Darwen was home to the North West Open Karate tournament, which hosted many national and world champions.
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