Altham, Lancashire

Altham
St James' Church
Altham is located in the Borough of Hyndburn
Altham
Altham
Location in Hyndburn
Altham is located in Lancashire
Altham
Altham
Location within Lancashire
Area2.19 sq mi (5.7 km2[1]
Population1,137 (2011) [1]
• Density519/sq mi (200/km2)
OS grid referenceSD775325
Civil parish
  • Altham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAccrington
Postcode districtBB5
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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53°47′N 2°20′W / 53.78°N 2.34°W / 53.78; -2.34

Altham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Hyndburn, in Lancashire, England. The village is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Burnley, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Accrington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Clayton-le-Moors, and is on the A678 Blackburn to Burnley road.

The village is located in the north east corner of the parish on the River Calder, and in the south west is Altham West, a suburb of Accrington. The census of 2001 recorded a population for the parish of 897,[2] increasing to 1,137 at the 2011 Census.[1] However the village's 2011 population was only 343.[3] The Ham class minesweeper HMS Altham was named after the village.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Altham Parish (1170215027)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Altham Built-up area (1119884734)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2018.