Croston

Croston is a village and civil parish near in , . The River Yarrow flows through the village. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2021 Census was 3,098.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Croston railway station and Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy.

Railway station
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serves the small village of Croston, near in , England; the station is on the Ormskirk Branch Line 7 miles south west of .

School
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is a coeducational secondary school with academy status situated in the village of Croston, , .

Heritage site
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is a Jacobean mansion in , Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and is at the centre of its own private estate, surrounded by parkland. is situated 2 miles northwest of Croston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sollom and Eccleston.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the parish of , in , England. It lies south of and north of on the A59 road, giving the village good links to , and . is situated 2 miles west of Croston.

Village
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is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in , England. It is beside the River Yarrow, and was formerly an agricultural and later a weaving settlement. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Croston.

Village
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Hilldale is a civil parish in the West Lancashire district of , England, containing the village of Hill Dale and the neighbouring hamlet of . is situated 3 miles southeast of Croston.

Croston

Latitude
53.66226° or 53° 39′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.77512° or 2° 46′ 30″ west
Population
2,920
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9C5VM66F+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29390796
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651857
Wiki­data ID
Q3226959
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Croston” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ক্রস্টন”
  • Cebuano: “Croston”
  • Chinese: “克朗斯頓”
  • Chinese: “克朗斯顿”
  • Dutch: “Croston”
  • French: “Croston”
  • German: “Croston”
  • Gujarati: “ક્રોસ્ટન”
  • Irish: “Croston”
  • Italian: “Croston”
  • Japanese: “クロストン”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ರೊಸ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “크로스턴”
  • Ladin: “Croston”
  • Lithuanian: “Krostonas”
  • Polish: “Croston”
  • Portuguese: “Croston”
  • Russian: “Кростон”
  • Spanish: “Croston”
  • Swedish: “Croston”
  • Tamil: “கிரோஸ்டோன்”
  • Telugu: “క్రోస్టోన్”
  • Turkish: “Croston”
  • Urdu: “کروسٹن”
  • Welsh: “Croston”
  • “Croston”

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