Langho
| Langho | |
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 St Leonard's Church, Langho | |
  Langho Shown within Ribble Valley  Langho Location withinLancashire | |
| OS grid reference | SD705345 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLACKBURN |
| Postcode district | BB6 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Langhois a small rural village 5 miles (8 km) north ofBlackburnin theRibble Valley,Lancashire,England. It is part of the parish ofBillington and Langho.The village is linked with Blackburn andClitheroeby theA666 roadand is served byLangho railway stationon theRibble Valley Line.The population at the2011 censuswas 2,015.[1]
To the north, separated from the main village by theA59 road,is the original village ofOld Langho.Further north there isBrockhall Village,agated communitydeveloped in the 1990s on the site of a hospital.[2]As of 2012[update],Northcote Manor,on Northcote Road, is the only restaurant in Lancashire with aMichelin star.[3]
The originalOld St Leonard's Churchwas replaced bythe present churchin 1880, though the old church is still used several times a year for special services and is supported by theChurches Conservation Trust.There is aChurch of EnglandPrimary School in the village, also called St Leonard's. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic church and Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School are located in Langho.[4]
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References
[edit]- ^UK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Langho Built-up area (E34000953)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved27 May2019.
- ^Wilkinson, Paul (25 April 2007)."A crazy design but it works".telegraph.co.uk.Telegraph Media Group. Archived fromthe originalon 21 April 2013.Retrieved9 June2008.
- ^"Michelin Guide 2012: find the starred restaurants in your area".Telegraph.co.uk.Telegraph Media Group.7 October 2011.Retrieved11 June2012.
- ^"Returning pupils to enjoy primary school's £1.7million new-look site".Lancashire Telegraph.Retrieved8 September2020.
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