More information : [SD 69572307] ST. JAMES'S CHURCH. [T.U.] (1) ST JAMES'S, DARWEN, is first mentioned in 1577. It had no endowment and was irregularly served till c.1648. In 1683, there was only a monthly service in the chapel. From 1720, there seems to have been a resident curate. The vicar of BLACKBURN presents the incumbents, who are styled vicars. A district chapelry was formed for it in 1842. The church was restored in 1852. [List of incumbents 1672-1902] [No architectural description given]. (2) The church is in regular use for divine worship. (3)
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