Earby
Parish in Pendle, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.917, -2.137 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 91 46 |
| Population: | 4,538 |
| Dialling code: | 01756 (Skipton) |
Earby is a small town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, Lancashire, in England, sitting close to the county boundary with Yorkshire. It grew up as a local market and textile centre during the industrial era and was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until the 1974 boundary changes; like many towns it lost its railway link in the mid-20th century when the local line to Colne and Skipton closed, a loss still noted by campaigners today.
Today Earby feels like a service and community hub for surrounding villages, with small-scale industry, shops and active clubs, while its position on the edge of upland countryside - convenient for walkers heading towards the Yorkshire Dales, the Forest of Bowland and the Pennines - gives it a distinctly rural fringe character and a strong local identity. Social life centres on community events, pubs and sports clubs, reflecting a blend of industrial heritage and country living.
Postcode districts covering Earby
Most populated places nearby
- Bradford 17.6 miles
- Burnley 9.7 miles
- Huddersfield 23.1 miles
- Blackburn 18.1 miles
- Rochdale 20.9 miles
- Harrogate 24.7 miles
- Halifax 16.7 miles
- Bury 23.6 miles
- Morley 24.7 miles
- Batley 24.3 miles
- Keighley 10.4 miles
- Yeadon 19.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Earby Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Earby & Coates Ward 1.1 miles
- Thornton-in-Craven Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Sough Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Kelbrook and Sough Parish 1.4 miles
- Barnoldswick Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Elslack Parish 2.1 miles
- Skipton West & West Craven Ward 2.2 miles
- Martons Both Parish 2.6 miles
- Lothersdale Parish 2.6 miles
- Foulridge Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Broughton Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Earby
BB18 6US, BB18 6LE, BB18 6PL, BB18 6WF, BB18 6RE, BB18 6PX, BB18 6NY, BB18 6PH, BB18 6NT … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 19.7 miles
- Manchester Airport 39.4 miles
- Gargrave Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Colne Railway Station 4.7 miles
Hotels near Earby Ad
- The Craven Heifer Inn 4 1.4 miles
- The Old Stone Trough Country Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- The Alma Inn 4 3.6 miles
- Old Swan 3 4.8 miles
- The Craven Heifer 4 5.8 miles
- The Woolly Sheep Inn 4 5.7 miles
- Herriots Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa - Skipton 4 5.4 miles
- Premier Inn Skipton North 3 4.7 miles
- The Pendle Inn 6.8 miles
Schools in Earby
- Earby Springfield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 9.5 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 9.7 miles
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 10.8 miles
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 10.9 miles
- Browsholme Hall Estate 14.1 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 14.2 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 14.6 miles
- Forest of Bowland Forest 17.1 miles
- Pennine Chain Mountains 17.3 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 17.3 miles
- The University of Bradford University 17.4 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 17.8 miles