Altham
Built-up area in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.79, -2.348 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 77 32 |
| Dialling code: | 01282 (Burnley) |
Altham is a village and civil parish in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England, sitting just to the east of Accrington. It combines a rural feel of farmland and scattered housing with pockets of light industry and an industrial estate, reflecting a shift from traditional agriculture to textiles and manufacturing during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Geographically it lies on the edge of the Pennines, so countryside and rolling moorland are never far away, while good road links give easy access to neighbouring towns. The community remains relatively small and village‑centred, with a parish church, local clubs and the quiet social fabric typical of east Lancashire settlements.
Postcode districts covering Altham
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 22.7 miles
- Bradford 23.8 miles
- Preston 14.6 miles
- Oldham 20 miles
- Wigan 20.8 miles
- Burnley 4.1 miles
- Huddersfield 24.6 miles
- Blackburn 6.1 miles
- Bolton 14.1 miles
- Salford 20.7 miles
- Rochdale 14 miles
- Halifax 19.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Simonstone Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Huncoat Built-up area 1.2 miles
- East Whalley, Read & Simonstone Ward 1.4 miles
- Read Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hapton with Park Ward 1.6 miles
- Clayton-le-Moors Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Padiham Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hapton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Gawthorpe Ward 1.9 miles
- Netherton Ward 1.9 miles
- Milnshaw Ward 2 miles
- Great Harwood Built-up area 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Altham
BB5 5WJ, BB5 5YT, BB5 5WH, BB5 5LE, BB5 5YE, BB5 5UJ, BB5 5UQ, BB5 5BY, BB5 5AY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.5 miles
- Manchester Airport 30.3 miles
- Huncoat Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Hapton Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Altham Ad
- Above Hotels 5 4.3 miles
- Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa 4 2.3 miles
- OYO Castle Hotel, Accrington 3 2.5 miles
- Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort 4 4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Burnley M65 Jct 10 3 3.7 miles
- Fence Gate Lodge 5 4.3 miles
- The Lawrence 1.5 miles
- Higher Trapp House 3 1.9 miles
- The Swan Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Foxfields Country Hotel 3 3.7 miles
Schools in Altham
- Altham St James C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Crown Ground Stadium 1.9 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 4.8 miles
- Blackburn Central Library Library 6.3 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 6.4 miles
- Ewood Park Stadium 7.2 miles
- Browsholme Hall Estate 9.4 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 13.5 miles
- School Stadium 13.9 miles
- Deepdale Stadium 14 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 14.6 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 15.1 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 15.5 miles