Waddington, Lancashire
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| Waddington | |
  Waddington shown within Lancashire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Ribble Valley |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CLITHEROE |
| Postcode district | BB7 |
| Dialling code | 01200 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ribble Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Waddington is a small village, 2 miles north-west of Clitheroe, within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It is also a civil parish. Prior to the 1974 County boundary changes, Waddington just fell within the boundary of Bowland Rural District of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
It is home to both a Church of England and Methodist church, a social club (Waddington Club) with bowling green, a cafe, post office, a playing field on which both cricket and football are played. Also the village has three popular Pubs, The Lower Buck Inn, The High Buck and The Waddington Arms. The village is a regular winner of the Lancashire Best Kept Village awards.
Each year on the May Bank holiday weekend, the village's annual Scarecrow festival takes place, with the Monday at the end of the weekend being the focus for activities of all ages.
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