Earby
| Earby | |
|---|---|
 The Punch Bowlpublic house, Earby | |
  Earby Shown within Pendle Borough  Earby Location withinLancashire | |
| Population | 4,538(2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD905464 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARNOLDSWICK |
| Postcode district | BB18 |
| Dialling code | 01282 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Earbyis a town andcivil parishwithin theBorough of Pendle,Lancashire,England. Although within the boundaries of thehistoricWest RidingofYorkshire,Earby has been administered by Lancashire County Council since 1974 and regularly celebrates its Yorkshire roots. It is 5 miles (8 km) north ofColne,7 miles (11.3 km) south-west ofSkipton,and 11 miles (17.7 km) north-east ofBurnley.The parish had a population of 4,538 recorded in the2011 census,[1]
History
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From 1909 to 1974, Earby formed anurban district.Since 1974, Earby has been in theWest Cravenarea of Pendle,[2]has atown counciland is part of the WestCraven Area CommitteeonPendle Borough Council.[3][4]
The Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining Museum was based in the old Grade II* listed Grammar School building;[5]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
[edit]The town has a daily bus service (280) between Preston and Skipton, operated byStagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire,together with a daily bus service (M5) from Barnoldswick to Burnley provided by theBurnley Bus Company.[6]
Earby railway stationonce served the town on a route betweenColneandSkipton,but it was closed in 1970. The station was an interchange with a small branch toBarnoldswick,which closed five years earlier. Passengers must now travel via Skipton for trains serving North and West Yorkshire or via Colne/Clitheroefor trains serving Lancashire; services are operated byNorthern Trains.[7]
Local media
[edit]Earby is served by television from both Leeds and Manchester;ITV(Yorkshire Television) andBBC Yorkshireare both transmitted from the television mast at East Marton, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Earby.[8]BBC North WestandITV(Granada Television) are both received directly from the mainWinter Hilltransmitter.[9]The BBC has a relay that overlooks Earby and has the four main BBC national FM radio stations (Radio 1 to 4).[10]Fresh Radio[11]inSkiptoncovers the area on MW 1413 kHz.
The local press is published weekly; theBarnoldswick and Earby Times[12]is published on Fridays and is covered atPendle Today.Some of the Yorkshire press is circulated in the area – due to the geographical proximity. TheCraven Herald & Pioneer[13]andYorkshire Post[14]are prominent.
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, including listeners afar as San Francisco and Malaysia. 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.[15]In 2013, it was hoping to raise enough money for an FM licence fromOfcom.[16]However, there is no current radio station on analogue radio licensed specifically for Earby as a commercial radio station and no community radio station for the same area with a licence from Ofcom.[17][18]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^abUK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Earby Parish (1170215079)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved23 February2018.
- ^"West Craven Online Website".Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2011.Retrieved2 October2007.
- ^West Craven Area Committee (Pendle Borough Council)Archived15 May 2011 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Lancashire Parish Councils Website".Archived fromthe originalon 1 October 2007.Retrieved2 October2007.
- ^"Yorkshire Dales Mining Museum".Retrieved8 November2013.
- ^"Earby Bus Services".Bustimes.org.Retrieved6 June2024.
- ^"Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern".Northern Railway.2 June 2024.Retrieved6 June2024.
- ^"Skipton/Craven Area TV Transmitter".Archived fromthe originalon 13 November 2007.Retrieved2 October2007.
- ^Winter Hill Transmitter
- ^"Local BBC FM transmitter".Archived fromthe originalon 13 November 2007.Retrieved2 October2007.
- ^"Fresh Radio Website".Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2007.Retrieved2 October2007.
- ^Barnoldswick & Earby Times
- ^Craven Herald & Pioneer Newspaper
- ^Yorkshire Post
- ^"West Craven Community Radio Now on Friday Evenings Too! - OneGuyFromBarlick".
- ^"Earby radio station aims for FM big time".Lancashire Telegraph.15 March 2013.Retrieved1 February2018.
- ^"Ofcom | Analogue: FM & AM".
- ^"Ofcom | Community Radio Stations".
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