Springfields
Springfields is a nuclear fuel production installation in Salwick, near Preston in Lancashire, England. The site is currently operated by Springfields Fuels Limited, under the management of Westinghouse Electric UK Limited, on a 150-year lease from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.- Type: Factory
- Description: nuclear fuel production installation in Lancashire, England
- Also known as: “Westinghouse Springfields, Salwick Works”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Evangelist’s Church, Clifton and Salwick Station.
St John the Evangelist’s Church, Clifton
Church
St John the Evangelist's Church, also known as Lund Parish Church, is located on an isolated site near the village of Clifton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kirkham, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. St John the Evangelist’s Church, Clifton is situated 2,400 feet west of Springfields.
Salwick Station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salwick railway station serves the village of Salwick, in Lancashire, England; it lies near to the village of Clifton. It is a stop on the Blackpool South branch line, 5+1⁄4 miles west of Preston. Salwick Station is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Springfields.
St. Christopher’s Church
Church
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Christopher’s Church is situated 1½ miles southeast of Springfields.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catforth and Kirkham.
Catforth
Village
Catforth is a village in the English civil parish of Woodplumpton and the City of Preston district, in Lancashire, England. There is a village hall and the now-closed pub, The Running Pump, is situated on Catforth Road, which is the village's main road. Catforth is situated 2½ miles north of Springfields.
Kirkham
Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkham is a small town and civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. Kirkham has 20 heritage listed buildings. Many of the buildings in the town centre date from the Georgian and Victorian eras.
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.
Springfields
- Category: industry
- Location: Lea, Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.77701° or 53° 46′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.80495° or 2° 48′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C5VQ5GW+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 938458797OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=worksWikidata ID
Q7581108
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Springfields” goes by many names.
- French: “Springfields”
- Indonesian: “Springfields”
- Japanese: “スプリングフィールズ”
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Highlights include Deepdale Wood and Salwick Social Club Crown Green Bowls Club.
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