Garstang
Garstang is a locality in Wyre District, Lancashire, England. Garstang is situated nearby to the village Bowgreave, as well as near Cabus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greenhalgh Castle and Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds.
Greenhalgh Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenhalgh Castle is a castle, now ruined, near the town of Garstang in Lancashire, England. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, had the castle built in 1490 to provide defence for his estates around Garstang.
Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garstang and Calder Vale.
Garstang
Town
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is 10 miles north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster.
Calder Vale
Hamlet
Photo: Brian Houghton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calder Vale is an English village, located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. It lies on the River Calder in a deep valley with only a single cul-de-sac providing vehicular access. Calder Vale is situated 2½ miles east of Garstang.
Oakenclough
Hamlet
Photo: Brian Houghton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakenclough is an English hamlet located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. Oakenclough 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. Oakenclough is situated 3½ miles northeast of Garstang.
Garstang
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wyre District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.9032° or 53° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.7792° or 2° 46′ 45″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
9C5VW63C+78GeoNames ID
7301454
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