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{{infobox England place with map UA|
  |MapX=              102
  |MapY=              149
  |Population=        32,000
  |Place=             Darwen
  |District=          [[Borough of Darwen]]
  |Region=            [[North West England]]
  |Ceremonial=        [[Lancashire]]
  |Traditional=       [[Lancashire]]
  |Police=            [[Lancashire Constabulary|Lancashire]]
  |Constituency=      [[Rossendale and Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)|Rossendale and Darwen]]
  |Euro=              [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]]
  |PostalTown=        DARWEN
  |PostCode=          BB3
  |DiallingCode=      01254
   [[image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg|thumb|right|250px|Arms of Darwen Borough Council]]  
- [[image:Darwen_tower_prodesktop.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Darwen Tower in ProDesktop]]  
}}
{{infobox England place with map UA|
  |MapX=              102
  |MapY=              149
  |Population=        32,000
  |Place=             Darwen
  |District=          [[Borough of Darwen]] - [[Hoddlesden]], [[Lower Darwen]], [[Yate and Pickup Bank]], [[Tockholes]], [[Turton]], [[Edgworth]], [[Waterside]]
  |Region=            [[North West England]]
  |Ceremonial=        [[Lancashire]]
  |Traditional=       [[Lancashire]]
  |Police=            [[Lancashire Constabulary|Lancashire]]
  |Constituency=      [[Rossendale and Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)|Rossendale and Darwen]]
  |Euro=              [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]]
  |PostalTown=        DARWEN
  |PostCode=          Need a Darwen Post Code, Such as DA  or 
  |DiallingCode=      01254
  |GridReference=     SD691222
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Darwen is a market town of the West Pennine Moors in Lancashire, North West England. Previously the proud Borough of Over Darwen, it was aggressively taken over by its larger neighbour. Darwen, a once Lancastrian Town has even been taken out of Lancashire, just like the Bolton when it too, some years ago was taken over. blackburn town hall managers are now paid more than Government ministers - thank you council tax payers !!

This was an invasion. There was no vote in Darwen. The take over was not democratic and so should not be recognised by either the UK government, the EU or the UN.

At the 1992 General Election Darwen's then Conservative MP David Trippier, {in an attempt to keep his seat?} said that Darwen should stay Independent. Too little to late for both Darwen and its Tory MP. However he got a Knighthood and Darwen has since spiralled in terminal decline

Darwen's fine Jubilee Tower was left to decay for many years by the aggressive council who took over the Darwen. It was even closed to the public for a time - the council even tried to blame foot and mouth for the closure - despite the fact that the Moors have reopened before they bordered up the Tower. Very little money has been spent on Darwen in recent years, with its larger neighbour plundering Darwen's assets - Mayor's Chain, Cars, bus fleet etc. Darwen is spread along the route of the A666 road, which joins Darwen to Whaley {in the North East} and to Bolton to the south.

It has a railway station and is on the Ribble Valley Line. The River Darwen passes through the town, subsequently joining the River Ribble, one of the longest rivers in northwest England. It has been claimed that the name Darwen stems from Dwrgwyn, from Old Welsh dwr or "water" and gwyn Brythonic for "white" or "clear". Thus the name may mean "clear water" [citation needed]. Other authorities trace the word to Brythonic derw, oak. [1] [2] This is supported by the older name Derewent.

Blackburn will no doubt tell the Ordnance survey that's it the River Blackburn {as they do not have one} and that its Blackburn Tower. They have so far convinced Bill Gate's Microsoft that Huddleston is in Blackburn. Just take a look at MS Auto route.

The Romans were also present in Lancashire. A Roman road is visible on the Ordnance Survey map of the area, and Roman artefacts from the Whitehall area are on display in the Public Library.

Like many towns in Lancashire, Darwen was a centre for the production of textiles during the industrial revolution. The most important textile building in Darwen is India Mill. This was built by Eccles Shorrock & Company but the company was ruined by the effects of the cotton famine of the 1860s. The building is now home to many companies including Capita who runs TV licensing. The textile industry has since strongly declined in the region, although many of the factories and other industrial buildings from this period survive and are now used for other purposes.

Overlooking the town from the moors to the west is Darwen Tower (officially 'Jubilee Tower'). Built in celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, it stands at a height of 1225 feet and is 86 feet tall.

In Lancashire dialect, the name Darwen is pronounced Darren, and the locals refer to themselves as Darreners [citation needed]. The town is also the home of Darwen Football Club and the TV show Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.

Darreners are resistant to any attempts at submerging the identity of the town within Blackburn [1]. Junction 4 of the M65 motorway lies within the town and the services here were originally named "Blackburn Services". Following local protests [2] they have been renamed "Blackburn with Darwen Services". However still a travesty, they are indeed Darwen Services.