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DARWEN (The), a river of Lancashire. It rises near Rumblesmoor; and runs 16 miles westward, past Blackburn, to the Ribble and Preston.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place names: | DARWEN | DARWEN THE | THE DARWEN |
| Place: | Darwen |
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