Blackburn with Darwen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Borough and Unitary authority area
Typical terraced housing in Darwen
Seal
Shown within ceremonial Lancashire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Admin. HQ	Blackburn
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Area
• Total	137.0 km2 (52.9 sq mi)
Area rank	196th
Population 2005 est.
• Total	149,696 Ranked 139th
• Ethnicity	69.1% White 28.1% S.Asian 0.6% Black 0.8% Other 1.2% Mixed
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	00EX (ONS) E06000008 (GSS)
Website	blackburn.gov.uk

Blackburn with Darwen is a borough and unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of the large industrial town of Blackburn and the market town of Darwen including other villages around the two towns.

Formation

It was founded in 1974 as the Lancashire borough of Blackburn, from the County Borough of Blackburn, the Borough of Darwen, parts of Turton Urban District (chiefly the villages of Belmont, Chapeltown and Edgworth) and parts of Blackburn Rural District. It was renamed in May 1997, in preparation for a split from Lancashire County Council. On 1 April 1998 it became a unitary authority.

Demographics

According to the 2017 census, the proportion of Muslims is 30.9%. 20.4% of the district's population belongs to any South Asian ethnic group, making it the highest percentage in the region, and almost four times higher than national average of South Asians.

Neighbouring districts and political control

The authority borders with boroughs administered as within the Greater Manchester and Lancashire upper-tier local authorities: Chorley in the west and then (clockwise) South Ribble, Ribble Valley, Hyndburn and Rossendale in Lancashire; Bury and Bolton in Greater Manchester. The data below is based on June 2012.

Settlements

Civil parishes

1. Darwen (town council)
2. Eccleshill
3. Livesey
4. North Turton
5. Pleasington
6. Tockholes
7. Yate and Pickup Bank

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Blackburn with Darwen at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Education

As a unitary authority, Blackburn with Darwen authority has a statutory responsibility for educational standards and schooling within its boundaries.

Transport

Blackburn with Darwen Council has a stated transport policy of "making roads traffic free".