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Earby

Built-up area in Pendle, Lancashire, England

Coordinates:53.916, -2.142
OS grid ref:SD 90 46
Population:4,538
Dialling code: 01756 (Skipton)
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Earby is a small market town in the borough of Pendle, Lancashire, in the north of England, sitting on the western fringe of the Pennines close to the border with North Yorkshire. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until local government changes in 1974, which gives the town a mix of Yorkshire and Lancashire identity in local culture and loyalties.

The town grew around small-scale industry and textiles and was once served by the Skipton–Colne railway line, closed in the 1970s and now the focus of local campaigns for reinstatement; today Earby combines a compact high street of independent shops, community clubs and light industry with easy access to walking country, making it a quiet commuter and market-centre for the surrounding rural area.

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Transport links

  • Leeds Bradford International Airport 19.9 miles32 km
  • Manchester Airport 39.2 miles63.1 km
  • Colne Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
  • Gargrave Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km

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Schools in Earby

  • Earby Springfield Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Turf Moor Stadium 9.5 miles15.2 km
  • Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 9.5 miles15.4 km
  • Barden Tower Archaeological site 11 miles17.7 km
  • Bolton Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
  • Browsholme Hall Estate 13.9 miles22.4 km
  • Crown Ground Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
  • Forest of Rossendale Forest 14.4 miles23.2 km
  • Forest of Bowland Forest 16.9 miles27.3 km
  • Pennine Chain Mountains 17.4 miles27.9 km
  • Valley Parade Stadium 17.4 miles28 km
  • The University of Bradford University 17.5 miles28.2 km
  • Esholt Priory Historic site 17.9 miles28.9 km