University Square
University Square is a square in Preston District, Lancashire, England. University Square is situated nearby to Foster Square, as well as near the arts center St Peter’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Preston Playhouse.
St Peter’s Church
Arts center
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican parish church in St Peter's Square, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. St Peter’s Church is situated 430 feet northwest of University Square.
Preston Playhouse
Theater building
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston Playhouse is a theater building, which is situated 990 feet southeast of University Square.
Preston Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Miss Saff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Preston railway station serves the city of Preston, in Lancashire, England. It is an interchange on the West Coast Main Line, which lies approximately half-way between London Euston and Glasgow Central. Preston Railway Station is situated 2,700 feet south of University Square.
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 3 miles south of University Square.
Clayton Brook
Village
Photo: Paul Glenville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Clayton Brook is situated 4½ miles southeast of University Square.
University Square
- Type: Square
- Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
- Location: Preston District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.7626° or 53° 45′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.70711° or 2° 42′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C5VQ77V+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 993303442OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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