- Earby
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Earby
map_type= Lancashire
latitude= 53.9143
longitude= -2.1446
population = 5,260
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= SD9046 Earby is a small town within thePendle district ofLancashire ,England . It is convert|5|mi|km|1 north ofColne , convert|7|mi|km|1 fromSkipton , and convert|11|mi|km|1 fromBurnley .Historically part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire , from 1909 to 1974, Earby formed anurban district . Since 1974 Earby has been in theWest Craven area of Pendle and now has aParish Council as part of the West Craven Area Committee on Pendle Borough Council. [ [http://www.pendle.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=61&pageNumber=16 West Craven Area Committee (Pendle Borough Council)] ] [ [http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/ Lancashire Parish Councils Website] ]Other smaller nearby towns include
Thornton in Craven andSough, Lancashire .Earby also had its own railway station, but it was closed in 1970. The station was a major interchange with the small branch off to
Barnoldswick .Local media
Earby is served by TV from both Leeds and Manchester;
ITV (Yorkshire Television ) andBBC North are both transmitted from the TV mast at East Marton, 3 miles north of Earby. [ [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/skipton.php Skipton/Craven Area TV Transmitter] ]BBC North West andITV (Granada Television ) are both received directly from the mainWinter Hill transmitter. [ [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/winterhill/index.php Winter Hill Transmitter] ] 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. [ [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/barnoldswick.php Local BBC FM transmitter] ]Fresh Radio [ [http://www.freshradio.co.uk Fresh Radio Website] ] inSkipton claims to cover the area on MW 1413 kHz.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.References
External links
* [http://www.pendletoday.co.uk Barnoldswick & Earby Times Website]
* [http://www.cravenherald.co.uk Craven Herald & Pioneer Newspaper Homepage]
* [http://www.westcravenonline.org.uk/ West Craven Online Website]
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