Earby

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Earby
Coordinates: 53.9143° N 2.1446° W
Population	5,260
OS grid reference	SD9046
District	Pendle
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Barnoldswick
Postcode district	BB18
Dial code	01282
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Pendle
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Earby is a town in the North-West of England, near Barnoldswick and about five miles north of Colne. The town was an urban district from 1909 to 1974 when it became part of the Pendle district of the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire,

The town is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Other smaller surrounding towns include Thornton-in-Craven and Sough.