Whitestake

Whitestake is a small village in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England, on the eastern edge of New Longton It is at the boundary of the parishes of Farington, Longton and Penwortham.

Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Village
Description: village in Lancashire, UK
Also known as: “White Stake” and “Whitestake, Lancashire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints Church, New Longton and Preston Railway Station.

All Saints Church, New Longton

Church

Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Preston Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Miss Saff, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Preston railway station serves the city of Preston, in Lancashire, England. It is an interchange on the West Coast Main Line, which lies approximately half-way between London Euston and Glasgow Central. Preston Railway Station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Whitestake.

Lostock Hall railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rob500, CC BY 3.0.

Lostock Hall railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lostock Hall in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. It is on the East Lancashire Line and is managed by Northern Trains, who also provide all passenger trains serving it. Lostock Hall railway station is situated 2 miles east of Whitestake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Howick Cross and Hutton.

Howick Cross

Neighborhood

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Howick Cross is a landmark and small hamlet in Penwortham, South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is located just over 2 miles south west of the city of Preston.

Hutton

Village

Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hutton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is located 3 miles south west of Preston, in the South Ribble borough and parliamentary constituency. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,277. Hutton is situated 1½ miles northwest of Whitestake.

Penwortham

Town

Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Penwortham is a town and civil parish in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, on the south bank of the River Ribble facing the city of Preston. The town is at the most westerly crossing point of the river, with major road and rail links crossing it here. Penwortham is situated 2 miles north of Whitestake.

Whitestake

Category: locality
Location: Longton, South Ribble, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.72329° or 53° 43′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.73199° or 2° 43′ 55″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

9C5VP7F9+86

OpenStreetMap ID

node 29390818

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

12265912

Wikidata ID

Q7996272

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Whitestake” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Whitestake”
French: “Whitestake”
Irish: “Whitestake”
Polish: “Whitestake”
Welsh: “Whitestake”

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