Blackburn with Darwen facts for kids
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Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
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![]() Typical terraced housing in Darwen
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![]() Shown within ceremonial Lancashire
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Region | North West England | |
Ceremonial county | ||
Admin. HQ | Blackburn | |
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• Type | Unitary authority | |
• Body | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | |
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• Total | 137.0 km2 (52.9 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 196th | |
Population
2005 est.
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• Total | 149,696 Ranked 139th | |
• Ethnicity | 69.1% White 28.1% S.Asian 0.6% Black 0.8% Other 1.2% Mixed |
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) | |
ONS code | 00EX (ONS) E06000008 (GSS) |
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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.
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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.
The local government districts that surround Blackburn with Darwen | |||
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South Ribble Conservative |
Ribble Valley Conservative |
Hyndburn Labour |
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Chorley Labour |
Blackburn with Darwen | ||
Rossendale Labour |
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Bury Labour |
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Bolton Labour |
Settlements
Civil parishes
- Darwen (town council)
- Eccleshill
- Livesey
- North Turton
- Pleasington
- Tockholes
- 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.
Year | Regional Gross Value Added | Agriculture | Industry | Services |
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1995 | 1,496 | 3 | 755 | 737 |
2000 | 1,597 | 3 | 678 | 916 |
2003 | 1,785 | 4 | 647 | 1,134 |
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".
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