Sharples Wood

Sharples Wood is a forest in Samlesbury, South Ribble, England. Sharples Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Samlesbury Bottoms, as well as near Nab’s Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Leonard the Less, Samlesbury and Holy Trinity Church, Hoghton.

Church of St Leonard the Less, Samlesbury

Church

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The Church of St Leonard the Less is an Anglican church in the village of Samlesbury, Lancashire, England, situated close to the banks of the River Ribble.

Holy Trinity Church, Hoghton

Church

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Holy Trinity Church is in the village of Hoghton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leyland, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.

St Leonard’s Church

Church

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St Leonard's Church is in the village of Balderstone, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pleasington and Clayton Brook.

Pleasington

Village

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Pleasington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It had a population of 467 in the 2001 census, reducing to 446 at the 2011 census.

Clayton Brook

Village

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Clayton Brook is a large residential estate in Lancashire, between the city of Preston and the town of Chorley. It forms part of the Clayton-le-Woods civil parish, and is in the Clayton-le-Woods North ward of the borough of Chorley.