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Saint Lawrence's Parish Church by Richard Knill Freeman[1] |
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Barton
Barton shown within Lancashire |
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| Population | 1,096 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SD5137 |
| Parish | Barton |
| District | Preston |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR3 |
| Dialling code | 01772 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Wyre and Preston North |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
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Barton is a linear village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The parish had a population of 1,096 according to the 2001 census.[2]
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The village is about 6 miles (10 km) north of Preston. The parish is bound by the A6 road to the west. The M6 motorway also passes through the parish, splitting the village, west of the motorway, from the rest of the parish.
Barton is within the City of Preston electoral ward of Preston Rural North, and the Preston Rural electoral division of Lancashire County Council. It is 2 miles (3 km) north of Broughton.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Barton,_Preston Barton, Preston] at Wikimedia Commons
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