Abbey Village

Abbey Village

Terraced houses in Abbey Village
Abbey Village

 Abbey Village shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference SD645225
District Chorley
Shire county Lancashire
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHORLEY
Postcode district PR6
Dialling code 01254
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Chorley
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Abbey Village is a village in the English county of Lancashire and the constituency of Chorley. It is located on the A675 road, six miles (10 km) from Blackburn, eight miles from Chorley, nine miles (14 km) from Preston and ten miles from Bolton.

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Etymolohy

The name is believed to have arisen from a connection with Whalley Abbey, as the village is located close to a track between the abbey and Brinscall Hall [1].

Community

The village has a number of amenities including a sandwich shop, pub, post office, restaurant and a primary school[2]

Geography

The village is near the Upper and Lower Roddlesworth Reservoirs.

Public Transport

The village was formerly served by Withnell railway station but that closed in 1960.

Public Transport consists of the 124 bus service between Blackburn and Chorley. Operating hourly in either direction it is run by Transdev Lancashire United from Monday to Saturday daytimes, and Stagecoach North West during the Evenings & Sundays.

References

  1. ^ BBC document
  2. ^ http://www.abbey.lancsngfl.ac.uk/ Abbey Village Primary School