Padiham

Padiham
Padiham Town Hall in 1994, designed by Bradshaw Gass & Hope 1938
Padiham Shown within Burnley Borough Show map of the Borough of Burnley Padiham Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Area	2.46 sq mi (6.4 km2) [1]
Population	10,098 (2011)[1]
• Density	4,105/sq mi (1,585/km2)
OS grid reference	SD7933
Civil parish	Padiham
District	Burnley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BURNLEY
Postcode district	BB12
Dialling code	01282
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Burnley
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°47′49″N 2°18′40″W / 53.797°N 2.311°W / 53.797; -2.311

Padiham (/ˈpædiəm/ PAD-i-əm) is a market town and civil parish on the River Calder, in the Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England. It is located north west of Burnley, and north east of the towns of Clayton le Moors and Great Harwood. It is edged by the foothills of Pendle Hill to the north-west and north-east. The United Kingdom Census 2011 gave a parish population of 10,098,^[1] estimated in 2019 at 10,138.^[2]