[2] Until the end of the eighteenth century, Lower Darwen was a farming area.

The first cotton mill in the village of Lower Darwen was built about the year 1774, by Mr. Thomas Eccles, yeoman and manufacturer.

[10] There was also a motive power depot north of the station, which closed in the 1960s.

[9] Since the 1980s, the village has expanded rapidly, with many new houses being built, including one large estate on the site formerly occupied by ROF Blackburn.

[11] On this road is a new housing estate, along with a Premier Inn and Brewers Fayre.