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Former civil parishes in Lancashire

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Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston. It is the main settlement in the borough of the same name.
Blackburn
thumb|Blackburn Skyline with the Blackburn Cathedral|Cathedral and Town Hall Tower Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire.
Lancaster
county town of Lancashire, England
Preston
city and the administrative centre of Lancashire, England
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun.
Accrington
Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, east of Preston, north of Manchester and is situated on the culverted River Hyndburn. Commonly abbreviated by locals to "Accy", the town has a population of 35,456 according to the 2011 census. Accrington is the largest settlement and the seat of the Hyndburn borough council.
Chorley
Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry. In 2020 it had a population of 36,682.
Lytham St Annes
town in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in the Western district of Lancashire, England. Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It is located northeast of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is known for its gingerbread. In 2011 it had a population of 24,073.
Leyland
town in Lancashire, England
Bacup
Bacup ( , ) is a town in the Rossendale Borough in Lancashire, England, in the South Pennines close to Lancashire's boundaries with West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. The town is in the Rossendale Valley and the upper Irwell Valley, east of Rawtenstall, north of Rochdale, and south of Burnley. At the 2011 Census, Bacup had a population of 13,323.
Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale is a town in the Western district of Lancashire, England. It sits on the River Tawd, west of Wigan, north-east of Liverpool and south-west of Preston. In 2006, it had a population of 38,813. The town is known locally as Skem .
Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall () is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The town lies 15 miles (24 km) north of Manchester, 22 miles (35 km) east of Preston and 45 miles (70 km) south east of Lancaster. The town is at the centre of the Rossendale Valley. As of 2022, it had a population of 23,000.
Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde (), commonly shortened to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. In the 2021–2022 United Kingdom censuses, it had a population of 18,115.
Heysham
Heysham ( ) is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations.
Oswaldtwistle
Oswaldtwistle ( "ozzle twizzle") is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England, southeast of Blackburn, contiguous with Accrington. The town has a rich industrial heritage, being home to James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, and Robert "Parsley" Peel of calico printing fame. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the town and was responsible for the export of much of the area's cotton produce.
Haslingden
Haslingden is a town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It is north of Manchester. The name means 'valley of the hazels' or 'valley growing with hazels'. At the time of the 2011 census the town (including Helmshore) had a population of 15,969. The town is surrounded by high moorland; 370 m (1215 ft) to the north; 396 m (1300 ft) Cribden to the east; 418 m (1372 ft) Bull Hill to the south.
Great Harwood
town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England
Clayton-le-Moors
Clayton-le-Moors is an industrial town in the Borough of Hyndburn in the county of Lancashire, England. located two miles north of Accrington. The town has a population of 8,522 according to the 2011 census.
Rishton
Rishton is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, about west of Clayton-le-Moors and north east of Blackburn. It was an urban district from about 1894 to 1974. The population at the census of 2011 was 6,625.
Yealand Conyers
village in The Yealands, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
Thornton
village on the Fylde, in Lancashire, England
Yealand Redmayne
village in The Yealands, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
Church
village in Lancashire, United Kingdom
Bilsborrow
Bilsborrow is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Myerscough and Bilsborrow, in the Wyre district, in the county of Lancashire, England. The village population at the 2011 census was 632 and in the 2021 census 1,479. It is on the A6 road and the Lancaster Canal. It is approximately east of Myerscough.
Bracewell and Brogden
former civil parish, now in Barnoldswick, in the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England
Fulwood
suburb of Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Walton-le-Dale
Walton-le-Dale is a large village in the borough of South Ribble, in Lancashire, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Ribble, opposite the city of Preston, adjacent to Bamber Bridge. The population of the South Ribble Ward at the 2011 census was 3,792. To the west of Walton-le-Dale is the residential area of Walton Park.
Warton
village in Fylde, Lancashire, UK
Newton-with-Scales
Newton-with-Scales is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-with-Clifton, in the Fylde district, in the county of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the A583 road, from Preston and from Blackpool. It has a park situated on School Lane, a Marston's pub called the Bell and Bottle, a primary school called Newton Bluecoats, a shop called the convenience store which also has a Post Office.
Edgworth
Edgworth is a village in the civil parish of North Turton, in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is between Broadhead Brook on the west (expanded artificially to form the Wayoh Reservoir) and Quarlton Brook in the south east. The ground ranges from to above sea level.
Hornby
village and former civil parish in Lancashire, England
Belmont
village in Lancashire, United Kingdom
Huncoat
Huncoat is a village in Lancashire, England; situated in the North West. It is located to the east of Accrington. It is a ward of Hyndburn where the population taken at the 2011 census was 4,418.
Carleton
village in Lancashire, United Kingdom
Aldcliffe
Aldcliffe is a hamlet, and former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of Lancaster, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. The hamlet is located on the east bank of the River Lune, and is one and a half miles south west of the Lancaster city centre.
Ribbleton
Ribbleton is a suburb and ward of the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It is located to the east of the city centre, between the A59 New Hall Lane and the B6243 Longridge Road. The M6 motorway also runs through the area. The ward had a population of 7,351 recorded in the 2001 census increasing to 8,548 at the 2011 Census.
Tosside
Tosside is a small village on the modern border of North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It lies within the Forest of Bowland, and is between the villages of Slaidburn in Lancashire and Wigglesworth in North Yorkshire. It lies 11.5 miles north of Clitheroe and 17 miles north-west of Skipton. The village is above sea level and lies at 54.0001°N / 2.35436°W on the B6478 road.
Entwistle
village in the Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority in Lancashire, England
Farleton
hamlet and former civil parish in Lancashire, England
Newchurch
village in Rossendale, Lancashire, UK
Lower Darwen
village in Lancashire, United Kingdom