Altham, Lancashire
| Altham | |
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 St James' Church, Altham |
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 Altham
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| Altham shown within Lancashire | |
| Population | 1,137 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD775325 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ACCRINGTON |
| Postcode district | BB5 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Altham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Hyndburn, in Lancashire, England. It is the only parish in the borough – the remainder is an unparished area. The village is 4.3 miles (6.9 km) west of Burnley, 2.9 miles (4.7 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 River Calder passes to the north of the village, and forms part of the parish boundary. In the south west corner of the parish is Altham West, a suburb of Accrington. The 2001 census recorded a population of 897, increasing to 1,137 at the 2011 Census.
The Ham class minesweeper HMS Altham was named after the village.
Altham is in Hyndburn, a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Lancashire. Altham was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley, this became a civil parish in 1866. From 1894 to 1974, the parish was in the Burnley Rural District.
Hyndburn Borough Council has a total of 35 councillors, two of which are elected by the ward of Altham. As of 2008[update] the ward is represented by one Conservative Party and one Labour Party councillor.
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