Buoy
Buoy is a monument in Preston District, Lancashire, England. Buoy is situated nearby to Preston Marina, as well as near the forest Frog Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ribble Steam Railway and St Michael and All Angels Church.
Ribble Steam Railway
Museum
Photo: K A, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2005, running along Preston Docks. Ribble Steam Railway is situated 2,800 feet west of Buoy.
St Michael and All Angels Church
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael and All Angels with St Marks Church is in Egerton Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. St Michael and All Angels Church is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Buoy.
Preston Riverside railway station
Railway station
Preston Riverside railway station is the only station on the heritage Ribble Steam Railway, in Riversway, Preston, Lancashire, England. It was built and opened in 2005, adjacent to the museum and workshops, while providing a heritage service to Strand Road Crossing. Preston Riverside railway station is situated 2,900 feet west of Buoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston and Whitestake.
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.
Whitestake
Village
Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Whitestake is situated 2½ miles south of Buoy.
Catforth
Village
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. Catforth is situated 4½ miles northwest of Buoy.
Buoy
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.76125° or 53° 45′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.74136° or 2° 44′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C5VQ765+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1906691198OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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