Longridge
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This article is about the town in Lancashire. For other uses, see Longridge (disambiguation).
Longridge is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) north-east of the city of Preston, at the western end of Longridge Fell, a long ridge above the River Ribble. The nearest villages are Grimsargh, 2 miles (3 km) to the southeast, and Ribchester 4 miles (6 km) to the southeast. The parish of Longridge had a population of 7,546 recorded in the 2001 census,[2] increasing to 7,724 at the 2011 Census.[1]
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Longridge town centre | |
Population | 7,724 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SD606374 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PRESTON |
Postcode district | PR3 |
Dialling code | 01772 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
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