Lancashire
West Lancashire District
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Banks

Banks is a coastal village in the civil parish of , in the West Lancashire district, in , England, south of the Ribble estuary four miles north-east of town centre.
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Photo: 93gregsonl, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 3,570 residents
  • Description: village in Lancashire, England
  • Also known as: “Banks, Lancashire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John and Southport Botanic Gardens.

Church
Photo: S Parish, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Park
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a botanical garden situated in the suburban village of , , in , England. It is often called "The Jewel in the Crown" as it is nationally known for its floral displays, which have been featured in the BBC TV program Gardener's World. is situated 2 miles southwest of Banks.

Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Cuthbert's Church is an Anglican church in , a village that is now a suburb of in the English county of . It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Liverpool and the archdeaconry of Warrington. is situated 2 miles southwest of Banks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crossens and Marshside.

Suburb
Photo: Nedueb, Public domain.
is the northernmost district of the town of , , England. Historically part of the ancient parish of and entirely in , most of was transferred to Merseyside on 1 April 1974, when local government boundaries were reorganised nationally.

Suburb
is a suburb of the town of , , England. It is part of the ancient parish of and was formerly a detached settlement, on the northern fringe of what is now Southport. is situated 2 miles southwest of Banks.

Suburb
Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.
is a suburb of , , England. Historically in , it is surrounded by , High Park and Marshside in the ancient parish of on the northern fringe of what is now Southport. is situated 2 miles southwest of Banks.

Banks

Latitude
53.68142° or 53° 40′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.92452° or 2° 55′ 28″ west
Population
3,570
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BQK
Open location code
9C5VM3JG+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29974969
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2656388
Wiki­data ID
Q4856470
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Banks” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Banks”
  • Czech: “Banks”
  • Dutch: “Banks”
  • French: “Banks (Lancashire)”
  • French: “Banks”
  • German: “Banks”
  • Hungarian: “Banks”
  • Irish: “Banks”
  • Low German: “Banks”
  • Polish: “Banks (Lancashire)”
  • Polish: “Banks”
  • Slovak: “Banks”
  • Spanish: “Banks (Lancashire)”
  • Spanish: “Banks”
  • Swedish: “Banks, Lancashire”
  • Swedish: “Banks”
  • Welsh: “Banks, Swydd Gaerhirfryn”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Stephen-in-the-Banks and Banks Methodist School.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Banks”. Photo: 93gregsonl, Public domain.