Lea, Lancashire

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Coordinates: 53°46′16″N 2°48′11″W / 53.771°N 2.803°W

Lea
Navigation weir on Savick Brook
Lea Lea shown within Lancashire
Population	5,962 (2001)
OS grid reference	SD4930
Civil parish	Lea
District	Preston
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR2, PR4
Dialling code	01772
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Fylde
List of places UK England Lancashire

Civil parishes in the City of Preston

Go Ba Wo Br Wh H Gr L (Preston)	Ba	Barton

	Br	Broughton

	Go	Goosnargh

	Gr	Grimsargh

	H	Haighton

	L	Lea

	Wh	Whittingham

	Wo	Woodplumpton

Lea (/ˈliː.ə/ LEE-ə) and Cottam are villages in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. Together they form the civil parish of Lea, which has a population of 5,962.^[1]

Geography

The area is an electoral ward with Preston, represented by three councillors; the area is part of Fylde constituency.

Council

Lea and Cottam form part of the Preston West division of Lancashire County Council, represented by one councillor.

Community

The area is represented by Lea and Cottam Parish Council. Cottam is a former farming community now almost entirely consisting of new build housing.

Lea is also the name given to two areas of the western extremities of Preston; Lea Town (a village, despite its name) on the Fylde border, and the suburban sprawl of Lea along the Blackpool Road through the city.

Demography

From the last census, in 2001, over 83% of the population regarded themselves as Christian, whilst the figure of 11.5% for retired people is one of the highest in the city.

Religion

There are several churches in Lea including Lea Methodist and St. Christopher's. St. Christopher's is home to 2nd Lea Scout Group.

Industry

The area was served by Lea Road railway station between 1840 and 1938.

Gallery

The Saddle
Savick Brook
The Lea Gate

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lea and Cottam.

↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Preston Retrieved 27 July 2010

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Cities	Preston

Suburbs	Ashton-on-Ribble Avenham Brookfield Cadley Deepdale Fulwood Greyfriars Ingol Larches Plungington Ribbleton Riversway Sharoe Green Tulketh

Villages	Barton Broughton Catforth Cottam Cumeragh Village Eaves Goosnargh Grimsargh Inglewhite Lea Whitechapel Woodplumpton

Parishes	Barton Broughton Goosnargh Grimsargh Haighton Lea Whittingham Woodplumpton

Transport	Bus station Bypass Fishwicks Longridge Railway Preston Corporation Tramways Park & ride Preston Bus Ribble Bus Ribble Link Ribble Steam Stagecoach Tramroad Transport in Preston Whittingham Hospital Railway Railway stations: Preston Disused stations: Deepdale Deepdale Street Fishergate Hill Grimsargh Lea Road Maudland Bridge Maudlands Ribbleton

Parks	Ashton Avenham Beacon Fell Miller Moor Winckley Square

Churches	Preston: English Martyrs St George the Martyr St Ignatius St John's Minster St Mark St Matthew St Paul St Peter St Walburge St Wilfrid Ashton: St Andrew, St Michael & All Angels Broughton: St John the Baptist Fulwood: Christ Church Goosnargh: St Mary the Virgin Grimsargh: St Michael Ribbleton: St Mary Magdalene Woodplumpton: St Anne

Other buildings & structures	RAF Barton Hall Bus station Cenotaph Chingle Hall Crown Court Covered Market Deepdale Stadium Fishergate Centre Guild Hall Harris Museum Prison List of mills List of tallest Railway station Royal Preston Hospital St George's Shopping Sessions House Tulketh Hall The Warehouse Whittingham Hospital

Education	Archbishop Temple Cardinal Newman Catholic College Larkhill Our Lady's Catholic High Preston's College University of Central Lancashire Winckley Square

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Woodland	Beacon Fell Fernyhalgh Wood

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Unitary authorities	Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool

Boroughs or districts	City of Lancaster City of Preston Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Pendle Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre

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