Colne

town and civil parish in Lancashire, England
Place civil_parish Q2374484
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Colne

Summary

Colne is a civil parish[1]. Colne ranks in the top 2% of civil_parish entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,558 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colne is located in Pendle[3].
  • Colne is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Colne's instance of is recorded as civil parish[5].
  • Colne's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • Colne's postal code is recorded as BB8[7].
  • Colne's Commons category is recorded as Colne, Lancashire[8].
  • Colne's said to be the same as is recorded as Colne[9].
  • Colne's local dialing code is recorded as 01282[10].
  • Colne's OS grid reference is recorded as SD884399[11].
  • Colne's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 53.8554, 'longitude': -2.1756}[12].
  • Colne's authority is recorded as Colne Town Council[13].
  • Colne's official website is recorded as http://www.bronte-country.com/colne.html[14].
  • Colne's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Colne[15].
  • Colne has a population of {'amount': '+17939'}[16].
  • Colne has a population of {'amount': '+17855'}[17].
  • Colne's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Colne's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[19].

Body

Geography

Colne is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Colne is located in Pendle[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+17939'}[16] and {'amount': '+17855'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include civil parish[5] and town[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Colne include Colne F.C.[20], an association football club[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1996[23].

Why It Matters

Colne ranks in the top 2% of civil_parish entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,558 views/month).[2] Colne has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Colne is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for Colne include Colne F.C.[20], an association football club[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1996[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 53.8554, 'longitude': -2.1756}
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    Instance of → civil parish, town
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