Religion
There are two churches in Darcy Lever, Banker St Wesleyan Methodist and St Stephen and All Martyrs Church of England, Lever Bridge, Darcy Lever. St Stephen was founded in 1844 and has a graveyard. The Wesleyan Methodist was opened for services in 1848 and the present chapel was built in 1850. There was a secession between 1882 and 1885
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