Earby

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title: "Earby" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-and-villages-in-the-borough-of-pendle", "civil-parishes-in-lancashire", "history-of-yorkshire", "towns-in-lancashire"] description: "Town and civil parish in Lancashire, England" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earby" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town and civil parish in Lancashire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
official_name	Earby
map_type	Lancashire
coordinates
static_image_name	The Punch Bowl - geograph.org.uk - 1808481.jpg
static_image_caption	The Punch Bowl public house, Earby
population	4,538
population_ref	(2011)
civil_parish	Earby
shire_district	Pendle
shire_county	Lancashire
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Pendle
post_town	BARNOLDSWICK
postcode_district	BB18
postcode_area	BB
dial_code	01282
os_grid_reference	SD905464
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Borough of Pendle
pushpin_map_caption	Shown within Pendle Borough
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| country = England | official_name = Earby | map_type = Lancashire | coordinates = | static_image_name = The Punch Bowl - geograph.org.uk - 1808481.jpg | static_image_caption = The Punch Bowl public house, Earby | population = 4,538 | population_ref = (2011) | civil_parish = Earby | shire_district = Pendle | shire_county = Lancashire | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = Pendle | post_town = BARNOLDSWICK | postcode_district = BB18 | postcode_area = BB | dial_code = 01282 | os_grid_reference = SD905464 | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Borough of Pendle | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Pendle Borough

Earby is a town and civil parish within the Borough of Pendle, Lancashire, England. Although within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, Earby has been administered by Lancashire County Council since 1974 and regularly celebrates its Yorkshire roots. It is 5 mi north of Colne, 7 mi south-west of Skipton, and 11 mi north-east of Burnley. The parish had a population of 4,538 recorded in the 2011 census.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Yorkshire_Day_at_Earby_-geograph.org.uk-_3580269.jpg" caption="The Yorkshire flag flies at the Council offices in Earby on Yorkshire Day"] ::

From 1909 to 1974, Earby formed an urban district. Since 1974, Earby has been in the West Craven area of Pendle, has a town council and is part of the West Craven Area Committee on Pendle Borough Council.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Yorkshire_Dales_Museum_of_Lead_Mining,Earby-geograph.org.uk-_841348.jpg" caption="The Old Grammar School"] ::

The Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining Museum was based in the old Grade II* listed Grammar School building; it closed in January 2016. The Robert Windle's Foundation, a charity established in the 1600s and original owners of the building, have now taken back control and are working to establish a community hub and café for the benefit of the residents of the locality.

Transport

The town has a daily bus service (280) between Preston and Skipton, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, together with a daily bus service (M5) from Barnoldswick to Burnley provided by the Burnley Bus Company.

Earby railway station once served the town on a route between and , but it was closed in 1970. The station was an interchange with a small branch to , which closed five years earlier. Passengers must now travel via Skipton for trains serving North and West Yorkshire or via Colne/ for trains serving Lancashire; services are operated by Northern Trains.

Local media

Earby is served by television from both Leeds and Manchester; ITV (Yorkshire Television) and BBC Yorkshire are both transmitted from the television mast at East Marton, 3 mi north of Earby. BBC North West and ITV (Granada Television) are both received directly from the main Winter Hill transmitter. The BBC has a relay that overlooks Earby and has the four main BBC national FM radio stations (Radio 1 to 4). Fresh Radio in Skipton covers the area .

The local press is published weekly; the Barnoldswick and Earby Times is published on Fridays. Some of the Yorkshire press is circulated in the area – due to the geographical proximity. The Craven Herald & Pioneer and Yorkshire Post are prominent.

In terms of BBC Local Radio, Earby is covered by BBC Radio Lancashire. Other radio stations including Capital Manchester and Lancashire (formerly 2BR)and Central Radio North West.

In 2012, a local radio station was broadcast for the first time: West Craven Community Radio, an online based station serving the community of West Craven area of Pendle and beyond. The station, run by non-paid volunteers, was originally broadcast three days a week. In December 2012, it was broadcasting on four days a week including Friday evenings. In 2013, it was hoping to raise enough money for an FM licence from Ofcom.

References

References

1. "Earby Parish".
2. "West Craven Online Website".
3. link. (15 May 2011)
4. "Lancashire Parish Councils Website".
5. "Yorkshire Dales Mining Museum".
6. "Earby Bus Services".
7. (2 June 2024). "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway.
8. "The Transmission Gallery - Skipton".
9. "The Transmission Gallery - Winter Hill".
10. "The Transmission Gallery - Barnoldswick".
11. "Fresh Radio Website".
12. [http://www.pendletoday.co.uk Barnoldswick & Earby Times]
13. [http://www.cravenherald.co.uk Craven Herald & Pioneer Newspaper]
14. [http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ Yorkshire Post]
15. "West Craven Community Radio Now on Friday Evenings Too! - OneGuyFromBarlick".
16. (15 March 2013). "Earby radio station aims for FM big time". Lancashire Telegraph.

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