The Eagle and Child

The Eagle and Child is a heritage site in South Ribble, Lancashire, England which is located on Church Road. The Eagle and Child is situated nearby to the heritage site The Watch House, as well as near South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Leyland and British Commercial Vehicle Museum.

St Andrew’s Church, Leyland

Church

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St Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in Leyland, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn. St Andrew’s Church, Leyland is situated 350 feet west of The Eagle and Child.

British Commercial Vehicle Museum

Museum

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The British Commercial Vehicle Museum displays antiquarian buses, early fire engines and other historical and commercial vehicles produced by the British manufacturing industry. British Commercial Vehicle Museum is situated 1,800 feet north of The Eagle and Child.

Runshaw College

College

Runshaw College is a Higher and Further Education college based in Leyland, England. Runshaw College is situated 3,200 feet southeast of The Eagle and Child.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leyland and Euxton.

Leyland

Town

Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Euxton

Village

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Euxton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 9,993, but is now estimated to be around 14,000 due to housing developments in the village, including at Buckshaw. Euxton is situated 2 miles southeast of The Eagle and Child.

Whittle-le-Woods

Village

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Whittle-le-Woods is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,434. Whittle-le-Woods is situated 2½ miles east of The Eagle and Child.

The Eagle and Child

Type: Heritage site
Address: Church Road, Leyland, PR25 3AA
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: South Ribble, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.68884° or 53° 41′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.69463° or 2° 41′ 41″ west

Inception

18th century

Open location code

9C5VM8Q4+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 406436716

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

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