Padiham

Padiham
Padiham Town Hall in 1994,
designed by Bradshaw Gass & Hope 1938
Padiham is located in the Borough of Burnley
Padiham
Padiham
Shown within Burnley Borough
Padiham is located in Lancashire
Padiham
Padiham
Location within Lancashire
Area2.46 sq mi (6.4 km2[1]
Population10,098 (2011)[1]
• Density4,105/sq mi (1,585/km2)
OS grid referenceSD7933
Civil parish
  • Padiham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURNLEY
Postcode districtBB12
Dialling code01282
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°47′49″N 2°18′40″W / 53.797°N 2.311°W / 53.797; -2.311
Church Street looking north from St Leonard's, c. 1900. The Old Black Bull is next to the church. The view has hardly changed, but unlike some others, the street is no longer cobbled.
St Leonard's Church, from Guy Street
Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham. Owned by National Trust but jointly managed with Lancashire County Council.

Padiham (/ˈpædiəm/ PAD-i-əm) is a market town and civil parish on the River Calder, in the Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England. It is located north west of Burnley, and north east of the towns of Clayton le Moors and Great Harwood. It is edged by the foothills of Pendle Hill to the north-west and north-east. The United Kingdom Census 2011 gave a parish population of 10,098,[1] estimated in 2019 at 10,138.[2]

  1. ^ a b c UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Padiham Parish (1170214988)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ City Population cite. Retrieved 5 December 2020.