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Also known as Wilpshire, Lancashire

Wilpshire is a village and civil parish in the county of Lancashire, England. It is north of Blackburn, and forms part of the town's urban area, although it is in the Ribble Valley local government district. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 2,569, increasing to 2,582 at the 2011 Census.

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Place details

Locality
Blackburn
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.static_image_name
Wilpshire Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 1101691.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
The Wilpshire Hotel public house
UK place.population
2,582
UK place.population_ref
(2011 Census)
UK place.official_name
Wilpshire
UK place.civil_parish
Wilpshire
UK place.shire_district
Ribble Valley
UK place.shire_county
Lancashire
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Ribble Valley
UK place.post_town
BLACKBURN
UK place.postcode_district
BB1
UK place.postcode_area
BB
UK place.dial_code
01254
UK place.os_grid_reference
SD685315
UK place.pushpin_map
United Kingdom Borough of Ribble Valley
UK place.pushpin_map_caption
Shown within Ribble Valley

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Wilpshire is a village and civil parish in the county of Lancashire, England. It is north of Blackburn, and forms part of the town's urban area, although it is in the Ribble Valley local government district. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 2,569, increasing to 2,582 at the 2011 Census.

The village is situated on the A666 Whalley Road, between the Brownhill area of Blackburn and the village of Langho. The local railway station is Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, on the Ribble Valley Line with train services to Blackburn, Manchester and Clitheroe.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wilpshire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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