Earcroft is the northern ward in the town of Darwen,

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, England. It borders Blackburn on the A666. It has a mix of residential, manufacturing and retail areas, and is serviced by both the A666 and the M65 Junction 4. It is also home to the Darwen Golf Club,

A.F.C. Darwen Darwen Football Club is a association football, football club from Darwen, Lancashire, England. The club was formed in 2009 as A.F.C. Darwen, a successor to the original Darwen F.C. (1870), Darwen club, which had been wound up. They currently ...

(successor to

Darwen F.C. Darwen Football Club is a football club from Darwen, Lancashire, England. The club was formed in 2009 as A.F.C. Darwen, a successor to the original Darwen club, which had been wound up. They currently play in the and are based at the Anchor ...

) and

Darwen Cricket Club Darwen Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League based at the Ainsworth Lord Estates Ground in Darwen, Lancashire. They are also known as 'The Towers'. The club has played in the Ribblesdale League and were a founder member of th ...

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