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  1. Darwen

Where is Darwen?

Darwen is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles south of the major town of Blackburn, 156 miles north of Cardiff, 159 miles south of Edinburgh, and 180 miles north-west of London. Darwen lies four miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Darwen falls within the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen. It is in the BB3 postcode district. The post town for Darwen is Darwen.

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Map showing extent of Darwen as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Darwen
Map showing location of Darwen within the UK
Location of Darwen within the UK

Which county is Darwen in?

Darwen is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Blackburn with Darwen.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyBlackburn with Darwen

Where is Darwen in Lancashire?

Darwen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Darwen within Lancashire
Location of Darwen within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Darwen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Darwen is BB3 1BT.

Where is Darwen in BB3?

Darwen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BB3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BB3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Darwen within BB3
Location of Darwen within BB3

What is the post town for Darwen?

The post town for Darwen is Darwen. Darwen is in the BB3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darwen.

What is the latitude and longitude of Darwen?

The centre of Darwen is located at position 53.6951° latitude and -2.46733° longitude.

Latitude53.6951°
Longitude-2.46733°

What is the easting and northing of Darwen?

The centre of Darwen is located at the grid reference easting 369240 and northing 422174 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting369240
Northing422174

What are the nearest towns to Darwen?

Position of Darwen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Darwen to the centre of the town.

south
4m
Darwen is 4 miles south of Blackburn
south-west
4m
Darwen is 4 miles south-west of Oswaldtwistle
south
5m
Darwen is 5 miles south of Rishton
south-west
5m
Darwen is 5 miles south-west of Church
south-west
6m
Darwen is 6 miles south-west of Accrington
west
6m
Darwen is 6 miles west of Haslingden
south-west
7m
Darwen is 7 miles south-west of Clayton-le-Moors
south
7m
Darwen is 7 miles south of Great Harwood
north-west
7m
Darwen is 7 miles north-west of Ramsbottom
north-east
7m
Darwen is 7 miles north-east of Horwich

What are the nearest cities to Darwen?

Position of Darwen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Darwen to the centre of the city.

south-east
11m
Darwen is 11 miles south-east of Preston
north-west
16m
Darwen is 16 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
18m
Darwen is 18 miles north-west of Manchester
south-east
28m
Darwen is 28 miles south-east of Lancaster
north-east
29m
Darwen is 29 miles north-east of Liverpool
west
30m
Darwen is 30 miles west of Bradford
west
38m
Darwen is 38 miles west of Leeds
north-east
39m
Darwen is 39 miles north-east of Chester
west
40m
Darwen is 40 miles west of Wakefield
north-west
46m
Darwen is 46 miles north-west of Sheffield

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