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Earby is a small town and civil parish within the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. It is north of Colne, south-west of Skipton, and north-east of Burnley. The parish had a population of 6,183 recorded in the 2011 census,〔http://www.pendle.gov.uk/downloads/file/7297/earby〕 Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from 1909 to 1974, Earby formed an urban district. Since 1974 Earby has been in the West Craven〔(West Craven Online Website )〕 area of Pendle, has a town council, and is part of the West Craven Area Committee on Pendle Borough Council.〔(West Craven Area Committee (Pendle Borough Council) )〕〔(Lancashire Parish Councils Website )〕 Other smaller nearby towns include Thornton in Craven and Sough. Earby also had its own railway station, but it was closed in 1970. The station was an interchange with the small branch to Barnoldswick. The Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining Museum is based in the old Grade II * listed Grammar School building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yorkshire Dales Mining Museum )〕 ==Local media== Earby is served by television from both Leeds and Manchester; ITV (Yorkshire Television) and BBC North are both transmitted from the television mast at East Marton, north of Earby.〔(Skipton/Craven Area TV Transmitter )〕 BBC North West and ITV (Granada Television) are both received directly from the main Winter Hill transmitter.〔(Winter Hill Transmitter )〕 The BBC has a relay that overlooks Earby and has the four main BBC national FM radio stations (Radio 1 to 4).〔(Local BBC FM transmitter )〕 Fresh Radio〔(Fresh Radio Website )〕 in Skipton covers the area on MW 1413 kHz. The local press is published weekly; the ''Barnoldswick and Earby Times''〔(Barnoldswick & Earby Times )〕 is published on Fridays and is covered at (Pendle Today ). Some of the Yorkshire press is circulated in the area - due to the geographical anomaly. The ''Craven Herald & Pioneer''〔(Craven Herald & Pioneer Newspaper )〕 and ''Yorkshire Post''〔(Yorkshire Post )〕 are prominent. In 2012, a local radio station was broadcast for the first time. West Craven Community Radio is an online based station that serves the community of West Craven area of Pendle and beyond, including listeners afar as San Francisco. Currently airing 3 days a weeks and run by non-paid volunteers, it is anticipated the station will go 7 days a week in late 2012 and early 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Earby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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