Padiham /ˈpædiəm/ is a small town and civil parish on the River Calder, about 3 miles (5 km) west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill, in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Burnley, but has its own town council with varied powers. Padiham was originally a rural village lying by the River Calder. It is still surrounded by attractive countryside on an arc running from the north-west to the north-east in the foothills of Pendle Hill.
Population: 11,338
Latitude: 53° 48' 6.73" N
Longitude: -2° 18' 54.40" W
Accrington bricks, or NORIs is a type of iron hard engineering brick, produced in Altham near Accrington, Lancashire, England from 1887 to 2008 and again from 2015. They were famed for their strength, and were used for the foundations of the Blackpo…
Hyndburn /ˈhɪndbərn/ is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England whose council is based in Accrington and the district is named after the River Hyndburn.
The A59 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Wallasey in Merseyside, to York in North Yorkshire.
Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan country house on the banks of the River Calder, in the civil parish of Ightenhill in the Borough of Burnley, Lancashire, England. Its estate extends into Padiham, with the Stockbidge Drive entrance situated there. Si…
Blackburn Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral Church of Blackburn Saint Mary the Virgin with St Paul, is an Anglican (Church of England) cathedral situated in the heart of Blackburn town centre, in Lancashire, England.
The West Pennine Moors cover an area of approximately 90 square miles (230 km2) of moorland and reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.
A.F.C. Darwen is a football club from Darwen in Lancashire, North West England. The team, formed in 2009, is a successor club to the town's previous team, Darwen F.C. AFC Darwen currently play in the Division One of the North West Counties League.
Bury Bolton Street railway station is in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
Burnley Manchester Road is a railway station serving the town of Burnley, Lancashire, England.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) is a co-educational free school in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Founded in 1884 as a boys' school, it is now a coeducational independent Free School with over 600 students from ages 4 to 18. Pupils come fro…
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The Borough of Burnley (/ˈbɜrnli/) is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a non-metropolitan district and borough. It has an area of 42.7 square miles (110.7 km2) and a population of 87,291 (mid-2014 est.), and is …
Blackburn railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire, England.
Stonyhurst St Mary's Hall (commonly known as S.M.H.) is the preparatory school to Stonyhurst College. It is an independent co-educational Catholic school founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). It is primarily a day school but has some boarders.
BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC Local Radio service for the county of Lancashire, in North West England.
The Towneley or Townley family are an English recusant family whose ancestry can be traced back to Norman England.
Padiham Football Club are an English football team based in Padiham, Lancashire.
Whalley Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Whalley, Lancashire, England. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey was largely demolished and a country house was built on the site. In the 20th century the house was modified and it is no…