Coordinates: 53°41′52″N 2°32′21″W / 53.697723°N 2.539151°W
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 Terraced houses in Abbey Village |
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 Abbey Village
Abbey Village shown within Lancashire |
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| OS grid reference | SD645225 |
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| District | Chorley |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHORLEY |
| Postcode district | PR6 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Chorley |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Abbey Village is a village in the English county of Lancashire and the constituency of Chorley. It is located on the A675 road, six miles (10 km) from Blackburn, eight miles from Chorley, nine miles (14 km) from Preston and ten miles from Bolton.
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Etymolohy
The name is believed to have arisen from a connection with Whalley Abbey, as the village is located close to a track between the abbey and Brinscall Hall.[1]
Community
The village has a number of amenities including a sandwich shop, pub, post office, restaurant and a primary school[2]
Geography
The village is near the Upper and Lower Roddlesworth Reservoirs.
Public Transport
The village was formerly served by Withnell railway station but that closed in 1960.
Public Transport consists of the 124 bus service between Blackburn and Chorley. Operating hourly in either direction it is run by Transdev Lancashire United from Monday to Saturday daytimes, and Stagecoach North West during the Evenings & Sundays.
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References
- ^ BBC document
- ^ http://www.abbey.lancsngfl.ac.uk/ Abbey Village Primary School
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