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.
Darwen is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Blackburn with Darwen.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Blackburn with Darwen |
Darwen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Darwen is BB3 1BT.
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.
The post town for Darwen is Darwen. Darwen is in the BB3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darwen.
The centre of Darwen is located at position 53.6951° latitude and -2.46733° longitude.
Latitude | 53.6951° |
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Longitude | -2.46733° |
The centre of Darwen is located at the grid reference easting 369240 and northing 422174 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 369240 |
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Northing | 422174 |
Position of Darwen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Darwen to the centre of the town.
Position of Darwen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Darwen to the centre of the city.