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unusual facts about Darwen


Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp is a retired working-class woman from Darwen in North West England, who has a knack for jumping to conclusions and solving crimes of varying bafflement which often are too minor to concern the police.


Darwen F.C.

The motion was defeated and Darwen travelled down to the Oval to play the great amateur side Old Etonians in the quarter-final.

Great Lever F.C.

Thurston Rostron played for Great Lever during the 1883–84 season, having previously made two England appearances when with Darwen.

River Blakewater, Lancashire

In addition to the aforementioned Knuzden Brook, the waters of the Blakewater are swelled by Little Harwood Brook (coming from Sunny Bower), Audley Brook (from the region of Queen's Park to the confluence near Darwen Street) and Snig Brook (which rises near Lammack and runs through Corporation Park).

Rossendale Valley

Jake Berry has been the Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen since 2010.

Sam Wadsworth

Samuel John Wadsworth (13 September 1896 in Darwen, England – 1 September 1961 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Blackburn Rovers, Nelson, Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Lytham.

Sihasapa

He married Josephine, an American horse trainer who had just given birth to their first child, Bessie, and together they settled in Darwen, before moving to Gorton.


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