EX-tən) is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. The village is situated just to the south of Leyland, and to the west of Chorley.
Population: 7,863
Latitude: 53° 40' 11.64" N
Longitude: -2° 40' 34.14" W
The Siege of Lathom House was a military confrontation between a Parliamentarian army and a Royalist stronghold in Lathom near Ormskirk in Lancashire. The first lasted from late February to late May 1644, when the siege was lifted.
The Sankey Viaduct is a railway viaduct at Bradley Lane, Collins Green, Burtonwood parish, Warrington Borough, crossing the Sankey Brook into Earlestown, Newton le Willows, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside.
The River Darwen is a river running through Darwen and Blackburn in Lancashire.
Preston's College is a further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. The college originally opened as W.R. Tuson College in September 1974 and was renamed Preston College on 1 September 1989. In September 2013, the college c…
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This is a list of Grade I listed buildings in Lancashire, England.
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