Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is a museum with several historic collections in Preston in Lancashire, England. The museum, which is based in the old Sessions House, is a Grade II listed building.

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Opening hours: closed
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Preston, England
Address: Preston, PR1 4YP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Deepdale.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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St Mary's Church is in St Mary's Street, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church, and was converted into a conservation centre in 2006. St Mary’s Church is situated 330 feet east of Museum of Lancashire.

Deepdale

Stadium

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Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England that is the home ground of Preston North End. Built in 1875 and in use since 1878, Deepdale is recognised as being one of the oldest continuously used football stadiums in the world, although the club's claim that it is the oldest is contested. Deepdale is situated 4,000 feet north of Museum of Lancashire.

Carey Baptist Church

Church

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Carey Baptist Church, is a Baptist church in Preston, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is affiliated with the Baptist Union of Great Britain. Carey Baptist Church is situated 1,300 feet west of Museum of Lancashire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Penwortham.

Preston

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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.

Penwortham

Town

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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. Penwortham is situated 2 miles southwest of Museum of Lancashire.

Howick Cross

Neighborhood

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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. Howick Cross is situated 3 miles southwest of Museum of Lancashire.

Museum of Lancashire

Categories: military museum, local museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.76134° or 53° 45′ 41″ north

Longitude

-2.68815° or 2° 41′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C5VQ866+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 73584630

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q6940916

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