| Read | |
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 Looking in the direction of Simonstone, the Martholme Viaduct 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west carried the defunct Great Harwood loop line of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway over the River Calder | |
  Read Shown within Ribble Valley  Read Location within Lancashire | |
| Population | 1,419 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD765345 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BURNLEY |
| Postcode district | BB12 |
| Dialling code | 01282 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Read /riːd/ is a village in Lancashire 5 miles west northwest of Burnley and 2 miles east of Whalley. It is on the A671 which is the main road between Burnley and Clitheroe. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 1,419.[1]
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Read Parish (1170215125)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.