Blackburn with Darwen

Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Borough and unitary authority
From left to right Top: Blackburn skyline Middle: Entwistle Bottoms and Belmont village skyline Bottom: Darwen Town Hall and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Feniscowles
Coat of arms
Motto: Latin: Arte et Labore, lit. 'By Skill and Labour'
Blackburn with Darwen shown within Lancashire
Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 2°28′53″W / 53.7500°N 2.4815°W / 53.7500; -2.4815
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North West
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Unitary authority	1 April 1998
Named after	Blackburn and Darwen
Administrative HQ	Blackburn Town Hall
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
• MPs	Adnan Hussain (Ind) Andy MacNae (L)
Area
• Total	53 sq mi (137 km²)
• Rank	173rd
Population (2024)
• Total	162,540
• Rank	133rd
• Density	3,070/sq mi (1,186/km²)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 60.4% White 35.7% Asian 1.7% Mixed 0.9% Black 1.4% other
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 38.0% Christianity 35.0% Islam 21.1% no religion 0.3% Hinduism 0.2% Buddhism 0.1% Sikhism 0.0% Judaism 0.3% other 5.0% not stated
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	BB BL PR
Dialling codes	01254
ISO 3166 code	GB-BBD
GSS code	E06000008
Website	blackburn.gov.uk

Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England. The borough includes the towns of Blackburn and Darwen plus a wider rural area which includes the villages of Lower Darwen, Feniscowles, Brownhill and Hoddlesden.