River Darwen
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River Darwen is a river in Lancashire, England, that flows through towns such as Darwen and Blackburn before joining the River Ribble.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses |
A666 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M65 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ railway lines near Blackburn ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the town of Darwen ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bamber Bridge area
ⓘ
Blackburn ⓘ Cherry Tree ⓘ Darwen ⓘ Ewood ⓘ Feniscowles ⓘ Higher Walton ⓘ Hoddlesden ⓘ Hoghton ⓘ Riley Green ⓘ Walton-le-Dale ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Darwen Bridge in Blackburn
ⓘ
Ewood Aqueduct ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
River Blakewater
ⓘ
River Grimshaw Brook ⓘ River Roddlesworth NERFINISHED ⓘ River Tockholes ⓘ |
| historicalIssue | industrial pollution ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
bleaching and dyeing
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancashire
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Environment Agency (England)
ⓘ
surface form:
Environment Agency
|
| mouthLocation |
near Walton-le-Dale
ⓘ
south of Preston ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse | River Ribble ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Preston ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Chorley ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ribble catchment
ⓘ
surface form:
Ribble and Alt catchment flood management area
|
| region |
Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
ⓘ
Chorley ⓘ
surface form:
Borough of Chorley
South Ribble borough ⓘ
surface form:
Borough of South Ribble
|
| sourceLocation |
West Pennine Moors
ⓘ
near Bull Hill ⓘ |
| supports |
fish populations
ⓘ
recreational angling ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | River Ribble ⓘ |
| underwent | environmental improvement schemes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local recreation
ⓘ
walking along riverside paths ⓘ |
| watercourseSystem | Ribble catchment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.