Howick Cross

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.

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

Type: Neighborhood with 354 residents
Description: village in Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as: “Howick” and “Howick Cross, Lancashire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Hallows Catholic High School and Penwortham Priory Academy.

All Hallows Catholic High School

School

All Hallows Catholic High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Penwortham in the English county of Lancashire. Established in 1975, it is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided school administered by Lancashire County Council and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Penwortham Priory Academy

School

Penwortham Priory Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Penwortham in the English county of Lancashire. Previously a community school administered by Lancashire County Council, Priory Sports and Technology College converted to academy status on 1 November 2012 and was renamed Penwortham Priory Academy.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penwortham and Hutton.

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.

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.

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.

Howick Cross

Categories: village and locality
Location: Penwortham, South Ribble, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.74177° or 53° 44′ 30″ north

Longitude

-2.74719° or 2° 44′ 50″ west

Population

354

Open location code

9C5VP7R3+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4163304016

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

Wikidata ID

Q5921920

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Dutch: “Howick Cross”
French: “Howick Cross”
Irish: “Howick Cross”
Welsh: “Howick Cross”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tarn Wood and Howick Church Endowed Primary School.

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