Coupe Green

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Coupe Green
Coupe Green (Lancashire)
Coupe Green

Coupe Green shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference SD592275
District South Ribble
Shire county Lancashire
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PRESTON
Postcode district PR5
Dialling code 01254
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Ribble Valley
List of places: UKEnglandLancashire

Coordinates: 53°44′31″N 2°37′01″W / 53.742, -2.617

Coupe Green or Coup Green is a village in Lancashire, England. It is located on the A675 between Higher Walton and Hoghton. The village is in the borough of South Ribble and the Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency. The village has a primary school which opened in 1975[1], one pub (the Old Oak) and a few shops, including a Spar, a hairdressers and a Texaco petrol station. The Idle Toad political party is based in the village.[2]

It is sometimes described as part of Hoghton, as Royal Mail does not recognise it as a separate village, however it is administratively and geographically separate. The village is in the Coupe Green & Gregson Lane ward which elects two councillors, At the May 2007 election, councillors were elected from the Idle Toad and Conservative parties.[3]

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