Earby
Statistics
Population:	5,260
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	SD9046
Administration
Shire district:	Pendle
Shire county:	Lancashire
Region:	North West England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Lancashire
Historic county:	Yorkshire (West Riding)
Services
Police force:	Lancashire Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	North West
Post office and telephone
Post town:	BARNOLDSWICK
Postal district:	BB18
Dialling code:	01282
Politics
UK Parliament:	Pendle
European Parliament:	North West England

Earby is a town in the North-West of England, near Barnoldswick and about five miles north of Colne. The town was an urban district from 1909 to 1974 when it became part of the Pendle district of the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Pendle is a district borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ... 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The town is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Other smaller surrounding towns include Thorton in Craven and Sough.