Wilpshire
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Wilpshire | |
Wilpshire shown within Lancashire |
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OS grid reference | |
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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: UK • England • Lancashire |
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
- ^ Regional Spatial Strategy - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council statement. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.