Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory
Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory is an observatory in Preston District, Lancashire, England. Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory is situated nearby to the pitch Fulwood Conservative Club/St.Anthonys SC&AC/St.Gregorys Crown Green Bowls Club, as well as near Christ Church, Fulwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Deepdale and Moor Park.
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 3,600 feet east of Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory.
Moor Park
Park
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Moor Park is a large park to the north of the city centre of Preston, Lancashire, England. Moor Park is also the name of the electoral ward covering the park and the surrounding area. Moor Park is situated 1,400 feet east of Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory.
Christ Church, Fulwood
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is in Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Christ Church, Fulwood is situated 1,100 feet north of Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston and Whitestake.
Preston
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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. Whitestake is situated 3½ miles south of Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory.
Goosnargh
Village
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goosnargh is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston district of Lancashire, England. The village lies between Broughton and Longridge, and mostly lies in the civil parish of Whittingham, although the ancient centre lies in the civil parish of Goosnargh. Goosnargh is situated 4 miles north of Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory.
Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Address: Preston, PR1 6AD
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.77432° or 53° 46′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.70497° or 2° 42′ 18″ westOperator
University of Central LancashireOpen location code
9C5VQ7FW+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 81337350OpenStreetMap feature
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man_made=observatory
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