Baron Darwen, of Heys-in-Bowland in the West Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
[1] It was created on 12 February 1946 for John Davies, a prominent cotton manufacturer.
He served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1949 to 1950 in the Labour administration of Clement Attlee.
As of 2011[update] the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.
The heir apparent is the present holder's elder son, Hon.