Map sources for Padiham at grid reference SD7933

Padiham is a small town (population of 8,998 according to the 2001 census), on the River Calder amid the hills of north-east Lancashire, England, situated approximately three miles to the west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill. It is part of the Borough of Burnley. Padiham was an urban district until 1974 [1], and a civil parish again since 2002. As with many of the new districts created in 1974, not all people in Padiham are happy being governed from Burnley although the town had long belonged to the Burnley postal town and forms a continuous urban area with it.Burnley Borough Council now addresses public correspondence to the people of Burnley and Padiham giving Padihamers a more equal stance. Some Padihamers believe the borough should be renamed 'Burnley with Padiham. [2] Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble starting above Burnley, passing through Padiham and Altham then joining the Ribble near Whalley, passing the ruins of Whalley Abbey then being crossed by the red brick Whalley Viaduct. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Burnley is a market town in the east of Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000 mutants. ... Pendle Hill (summit 557m above mean sea level) is located in the north-east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Nelson and Clitheroe. ... Burnley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire in North West England. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...

The town dates back to at least the 11th century, before the Norman Conquest. For hundreds of years it was a market town where produce from Pendleside was bought and sold (Padiham market continues today, being held every Wednesday and Friday). Today Padiham is well served with good bus links to Burnley, Blackburn and Preston, a Co-op and a Somerfield supermarket aswell as many local stores. A new business park 'Shuttleworth Mead' has added to the employment offer in the area which in turn has great links to the motorway network. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ...

The town expanded and was substantially redeveloped during the Industrial Revolution and the central area is now a conservation area. A Watt steam engine in Madrid. ...

Nearby attractions include Gawthorpe Hall and Sherry’s Towel Mill. Smaller than Chatsworth House or Tatton Park situated just to the north of Greater Manchester the National Trust describes Gawthorpe Hall as an Elizabethan gem in the heart of Gawthorpe Hall Gawthorpe Hall Gawthorpe Hall Industrial Lancashire [1] and given its state of complete repair and history stretching back to...

John Wesley (1757) believed Padiham held: ".....the wildest women I ever beheld". John Wesley (June 17, 1703–March 2, 1791) was an 18th-century Anglican clergyman and Christian theologian who was an early leader in the Methodist movement. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Padiham Life
• Padiham C of E Parish

Coordinates: 53°47′N 2°19′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...