Garstang

Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Borough of Wyre, in , England. It lies equidistant between the cities of to the north and to the south, both are 10 miles away.
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  • Type: Town with 9,530 residents
  • Description: town in Wyre, Lancashire, England
  • Also known as: “Garstang, Lancashire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Thomas’ Church, Garstang and Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds.

Church
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St Thomas' Church is a church in Garstang, a market town in , England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster.

Church
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The Church of St Mary and St Michael is in the village of Bonds, to the south of Garstang, Lancashire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic church in the diocese of Lancaster.

Archaeological site
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is a castle, now ruined, near the town of Garstang in , England. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, had the castle built in 1490 to provide defence for his estates around Garstang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calder Vale and Oakenclough.

Hamlet
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is an English village, located on the edge of the in . It lies on the River Calder in a deep valley with only a single cul-de-sac providing vehicular access. is situated 2½ miles east of Garstang.

Hamlet
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is an English hamlet located on the edge of the in . is a small and scattered community, which appears to have developed largely as a result of a paper mill being sited here to make use of the water power available from the swiftly flowing River Calder. is situated 3 miles northeast of Garstang.

Hamlet
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is a tiny hamlet in the civil parish of in , England. It lies on the border of the near the foot of Beacon Fell, and close to the neighbouring village of . is situated 5 miles southeast of Garstang.

Garstang

Latitude
53.90158° or 53° 54′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.77348° or 2° 46′ 25″ west
Population
9,530
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GTA
Open location code
9C5VW62G+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29145696
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2648829
Wiki­data ID
Q1494566
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Garstang” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Garstang”
  • Basque: “Garstang”
  • Cebuano: “Garstang”
  • Chinese: “加斯唐”
  • Dutch: “Garstang”
  • French: “Garstang”
  • German: “Garstang”
  • Irish: “Garstang”
  • Italian: “Garstang”
  • Japanese: “ガースタン町”
  • Ladin: “Garstang”
  • Moksha: “Гарстанг”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Garstang”
  • Persian: “گارستنگ”
  • Polish: “Garstang”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قارستنق”
  • Spanish: “Garstang”
  • Swedish: “Garstang”
  • Turkish: “Garstang”
  • Urdu: “گارسٹانگ”
  • Volapük: “Garstang”
  • Welsh: “Garstang”
  • “Garstang”

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