Lancashire
Hyndburn District
Altham

Altham

Altham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Hyndburn, in , England. The village is 4 miles west of , 3 miles north of , and 2 miles north-east of , and is on the A678 to Burnley road.
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  • Type: Village with 1,170 residents
  • Description: village in Lancashire, England
  • Also known as: “Altham, Lancashire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James’ Church, Altham and St Peter’s Church, Simonstone.

Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St James' Church is in the village of Altham, , England. It is an active Anglican in the deanery of Accrington, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.

Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bridge
Photo: Steve Houldsworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway bridge near in , north-western England. It was built from 1870 and opened in 1877 after construction was beset by landslips. It closed in 1954 and is now a cycle way. It is a Grade II listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clayton-le-Moors and Great Harwood.

Town
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an industrial town in the Borough of Hyndburn in the county of , England. located two miles north of . The town has a population of 8,522 according to the 2011 census. is situated 2 miles southwest of Altham.

Town
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the Hyndburn district of , England, located 5 miles north east of and adjacent to the Ribble Valley. is part of the "Three Towns" conurbation along with the towns of and . is situated 2 miles west of Altham.

Photo: Benkid77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in East . The town's main visitor attraction is the Tiffany glass collection in its art gallery, and the stark natural beauty of the Pennine moors all around.

Altham

Latitude
53.79244° or 53° 47′ 33″ north
Longitude
-2.35303° or 2° 21′ 11″ west
Population
1,170
Elevation
449 feet (137 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB AHM
Open location code
9C5VQJRW+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30093431
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2657418
Wiki­data ID
Q4284701
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Altham” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “অ্যালথাম”
  • Cebuano: “Altham”
  • Chinese: “奧夫罕”
  • Dutch: “Altham”
  • French: “Altham”
  • German: “Altham”
  • Gujarati: “અલ્થામ”
  • Irish: “Altham”
  • Japanese: “アルサム”
  • Kannada: “ಅಲ್ತಮ್”
  • Korean: “앨섬”
  • Ladin: “Altham”
  • Lithuanian: “Altheimas”
  • Polish: “Altham”
  • Portuguese: “Altham”
  • Russian: “Олтэм”
  • Spanish: “Altham”
  • Swedish: “Altham”
  • Tamil: “அல்தம்”
  • Telugu: “ఆల్థం”
  • Turkish: “Altham, Lancashire”
  • Urdu: “التھم”
  • Welsh: “Altham, Swydd Gaerhirfryn”
  • Welsh: “Altham”
  • “Altham”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Altham”. Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.