Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England. It has an area of 53 square miles (137 km2). The borough includes the towns of Blackburn and Darwen, as well as a wider rural area comprising the villages of Lower Darwen, Feniscowles, Brownhill, and Hoddlesden. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen.