Coupe Green
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Coupe Green | |
Coupe Green shown within Lancashire |
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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: UK • England • Lancashire |
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]