Blackburn With Darwen (Unitary Authority) through time

Blackburn With Darwen Unitary Authority

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Great Britain (change comparison)

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Blackburn With Darwen Unitary Authority

Alternative names

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN	Preferred	English			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
00EX	Code: Office for National Statistics	English			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
BLACKBURN	Built-up Area	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW)
DARWEN	Built-up Area	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Built Up Areas (December 2024) Boundaries EW)
AUDLEY AND QUEENS PARK	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BASTWELL AND DAISYFIELD	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BILLINGE AND BEARDWOOD	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BLACKBURN CENTRAL	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BLACKBURN SOUTH AND LOWER DARWEN	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BLACKBURN SOUTH EAST	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
DARWEN EAST	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
DARWEN SOUTH	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
DARWEN WEST	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
EWOOD	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
LITTLE HARWOOD AND WHITEBIRK	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
LIVESEY WITH PLEASINGTON	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
MILL HILL AND MOORGATE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
ROE LEE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SHEAR BROW AND CORPORATION PARK	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
WENSLEY FOLD	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
WEST PENNINE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)

Other related units

We know of no associations with other units.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTH WEST	Government Region			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BLACKBURN	CfC Primary Urban Area			Centre for Cities, Primary Urban Areas: Spatial definitions

Boundaries and changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Boundary Map of Blackburn With Darwen Unitary Authority

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Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Blackburn With Darwen (Unitary Authority) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168533

Date accessed: 13th November 2025