Colne

Colne
Colne, with its town hall on the horizon
Colne is located in the Borough of Pendle
Colne
Colne
Shown within Pendle Borough
Colne is located in Lancashire
Colne
Colne
Location within Lancashire
Population17,855 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD884399
Civil parish
  • Colne
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOLNE
Postcode districtBB8
Dialling code01282
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Websitewww.cometocolne.com
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°51′19″N 2°10′32″W / 53.8554°N 2.1756°W / 53.8554; -2.1756

Colne (/kɒln/[2]) is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Nelson, 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Burnley and 25 mi (40 km) east of Preston.

The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Valley around the River Colne near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.

Colne is close to the southern entrance to the Aire Gap, the lowest crossing of the Pennine watershed. The M65 terminates west of the town and from here two main roads take traffic onwards towards the Yorkshire towns of Skipton (A56) and Keighley (A6068). Colne railway station is the terminus of the East Lancashire railway line.

Colne adjoins the Pendle parishes of Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge, Trawden Forest, Nelson, Barrowford and Blacko.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Colne Parish (1170215082)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Longman Pronunciation Dictionary s.v.

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