Barton, Preston

Barton
Saint Lawrence's church
Barton Barton shown within Lancashire
Population	1,150 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD516373
Civil parish	Barton
District	Preston
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR3
Dialling code	01772
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Wyre and Preston North
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°49′48″N 2°44′06″W / 53.830°N 2.735°W / 53.830; -2.735

Civil parishes in the City of Preston

Go Ba Wo Br I Wh H Gr L	Ba	Barton

	Br	Broughton

	Go	Goosnargh

	Gr	Grimsargh

	H	Haighton

	I	Ingol and Tanterton

	L	Lea

	Wh	Whittingham

	Wo	Woodplumpton

Barton is a linear village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The parish had a population of 1,150, of whom 552 were male and 598 were female, according to the 2011 census.^[1]

Geography

The village is about 6 miles (10 km) north of Preston. The parish is bound by the A6 road to the west. The M6 motorway also passes through the parish, splitting the village, west of the motorway, from the rest of the parish.

Community

Barton is within the City of Preston electoral ward of Preston Rural North, and the Preston Rural electoral division of Lancashire County Council. It is 2 miles (3 km) north of Broughton.

History

The parish church of St Lawrence was re-built witha a Rola-bem-grande in 1895 to a design by Richard Knill Freeman.^[2]^[3] It is a Grade II listed building.^[4] It is part of the Fellside Team of parishes.^[5]

The civil parish of Barton was part of Preston Rural District throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974.^[6] In 1974 the parish became part of the Borough of Preston, which became a city in 2002.

References

↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Preston Retrieved 26 July 2010
↑ Church of St Lawrence, Barton, Archiseek, retrieved February 2011
↑ "Knill Freeman".
↑ "Church of Saint Lawrence - Barton - Lancashire - England". British Listed Buildings.
↑ "Fellside Team Ministry - Saint Lawrence (Barton)". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
↑ Preston RD, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014

Gallery

Barton Village Hall
"6 miles to Preston milestone
Barton Cross
Vegetable field near Barton
Unique style barn near Barton

External links

Media related to Barton, Preston at Wikimedia Commons

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Topography

Parks & reserves	Ashton Park Avenham Park Beacon Fell Brockholes nature reserve Miller Park Moor Park Winckley Square

Woodland	Beacon Fell Fernyhalgh Wood

Waterways	Lancaster Canal Ribble Link River Brock River Loud River Ribble Savick Brook

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Unitary authorities	Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool

Boroughs or districts	City of Lancaster City of Preston Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Pendle Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre

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