Padiham ( ) is a small town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Burnley, but has a town council with various powers. Originally a village by the River Calder, it is still bordered by the foothills of Pendle Hill to the north-west and north-east. The United Kingdom Census 2011 gave the parish a population of 10,098, an increase from 8,998 in the 2001 census.