St James Church of England, Lower Darwen

The church has/had a graveyard.

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It was founded in 1826. St James, Lower Darwen was built at the top of Stopes Brow, the foundation stone was laid on 22nd February 1827 and the church was consecrated on the 15th March 1829. The old church was demolished in 1969 due to wet rot and the modern Church was built in its place.

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It is located at SD6954325418 (Lat/Lon 53.724269, -2.463062). You can see this on maps provided by:

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