Earby

Earby is a small, friendly town on the Lancashire and Yorkshire border. The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book as "Eurebi" in the manor of Thornton. The old village lies away from the main road, close to the stream which powered a 12th century mill, hence the name Mill Brow. Earby is probably the own place in the country to have its own Youth Hostel. The Hostel is owned by the local council, the Borough of Pendle, and the YHA runs it. The hostel's claim to fame doesn't stop there as it was once the home of Catherine Bruce Glasier, regarded as "The Mother of the Independent Labour Party". Nearby the hostel is a quirky and very different museum, the Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining Museum, also known as Earby Lead Miing Museum, and full of fascinating and very unique exhibits.