Wilpshire

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Wilpshire
Wilpshire (Lancashire)
Wilpshire

Wilpshire shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference SD685315
District Ribble Valley
Shire county Lancashire
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BLACKBURN
Postcode district BB1
Dialling code 01254
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Blackburn
List of places: UKEnglandLancashire

Coordinates: 53°46′44″N 2°28′46″W / 53.77887, -2.479491

Wilpshire is a suburb of Blackburn in the county of Lancashire, England.

Although it forms part of the Blackburn urban area[1], Wilpshire is just within the border of the Ribble Valley borough. It is situated on the A666 Whalley New Road, between the Brownhill area of Blackburn and the village of Langho, and the local railway station is Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, on the Ribble Valley Line with train services to Blackburn, Manchester and Clitheroe.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Regional Spatial Strategy - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council statement. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.