Earby
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| Earby | |
  Earby shown within Lancashire |
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| Population | 5,260 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Pendle |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARNOLDSWICK |
| Postcode district | BB18 |
| Dialling code | 01282 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Pendle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Earby is a small town within the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Colne, 7 miles (11.3 km) from Skipton, and 11 miles (17.7 km) from Burnley.
Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from 1909 to 1974, Earby formed an urban district. Since 1974 Earby has been in the West Craven area of Pendle and now has a Parish Council as part of the West Craven Area Committee on Pendle Borough Council.[1] [2]
Other smaller nearby towns include Thornton in Craven and Sough, Lancashire.
Earby also had its own railway station, but it was closed as part of the Beeching acts. The station was a major interchange with the small branch off to Barnoldswick.
[edit] Local media
Earby is served by TV from both Leeds and Manchester; ITV (Yorkshire Television) and BBC North are both transmitted from the TV mast at East Marton, 3 miles north of Earby.[3] BBC North West and ITV (Granada Television) are both received directly from the main Winter Hill transmitter.[4] Radio reception is restricted in the town. The BBC has a low-power relay that overlooks Earby and has the four main BBC national FM radio stations (Radio 1 to 4), but there is no local FM radio station in the area.[5] Fresh Radio[6] in Skipton claims to cover the area on MW 1413KHz.
The local press is published twice weekly; the Barnoldswick and Earby Times is published on Fridays and the Pendle Express is published on Tuesdays. Some of the Yorkshire press is circulated in the area - due to the geographical anomaly. The Craven Herald & Pioneer and Yorkshire Post newspapers are prominent.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Barnoldswick & Earby Times Website
- Craven Herald & Pioneer Newspaper Homepage
- West Craven Online Website
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