Garstang Community Academy

Garstang Community Academy is a secondary school with academy status in the parish of Barnacre-with-Bonds near Garstang in Lancashire, England. It is a coed institution serving children aged 11 to 16.

Type: School
Description: school in Lancashire, UK
Address: Bowgreave, Preston, PR3 1YE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Greenhalgh Castle and Garstang Turnpike Bridge (Number 59).

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. Greenhalgh Castle is situated 3,600 feet north of Garstang Community Academy.

Garstang Turnpike Bridge (Number 59)

Bridge

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garstang Turnpike Bridge (Number 59) is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Garstang Community Academy.

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. Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Garstang Community Academy.

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 northeast of Garstang Community Academy.

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 Community Academy.