Catforth
Catforth is a village in the English civil parish of Woodplumpton and the City of Preston district, in Lancashire, England. There is a village hall and the now-closed pub, The Running Pump, is situated on Catforth Road, which is the village's main road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England
- Also known as: “Catforth, Lancashire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Anne’s Church, Woodplumpton and Church of St Peter.
St Anne’s Church, Woodplumpton
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Anne's is a church in the village of Woodplumpton in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn, and the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the deanery of Garstang. St Anne’s Church, Woodplumpton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Catforth.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 1½ miles northwest of Catforth.
Inskip Transmitting Station
Military installation
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Naval Air Station Inskip, was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airbase near the village of Inskip, Lancashire, England. It saw considerable aircrew training activity towards the end of the Second World War. Inskip Transmitting Station is situated 1½ miles west of Catforth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkham and Goosnargh.
Kirkham
Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkham is a small town and civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. Kirkham has 20 heritage listed buildings. Many of the buildings in the town centre date from the Georgian and Victorian eras.
Goosnargh
Village
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goosnargh is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston district of Lancashire, England. The village lies between Broughton and Longridge, and mostly lies in the civil parish of Whittingham, although the ancient centre lies in the civil parish of Goosnargh. Goosnargh is situated 5 miles east of Catforth.
Preston
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university.
Catforth
- Category: locality
- Location: Woodplumpton, Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.8156° or 53° 48′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.79353° or 2° 47′ 37″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C5VR684+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 29145700OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Catforth” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Catforth”
- French: “Catforth”
- Irish: “Catforth”
- Polish: “Catforth”
- Welsh: “Catforth”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Catforth Primary School and Catforth Village Hall Crown Green Bowls Club.
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