Haighton

For other uses, see Haighton (disambiguation).

Haighton
Haighton Manor
Haighton Haighton shown within Lancashire
Population	202 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD566349
Civil parish	Haighton
District	Preston
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR2
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

Coordinates: 53°48′32″N 2°39′32″W / 53.809°N 2.659°W / 53.809; -2.659

Civil parishes in the City of Preston

Go Ba Wo Br I Wh H Gr L	Ba	Barton

	Br	Broughton

	Go	Goosnargh

	Gr	Grimsargh

	H	Haighton

	I	Ingol and Tanterton

	L	Lea

	Wh	Whittingham

	Wo	Woodplumpton

Haighton is a civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. It is a rural area north east of the urban city of Preston, beyond Fulwood and Brookfield.

Geography

Haighton also contains the hamlets of Haighton Green and Haighton Top. It is separated from the city by the M6 motorway, with junction 31A on the boundary with Brookfield.

Community

The area was intended to become a residential suburb as part of the Central Lancashire New Town, with population increasing to 29,100 by 2001^[1] however it never occurred and the area has remained rural. It has a population of 197,^[2] increasing to 202 at the 2011 Census.^[3]

History

The parish was part of Preston Rural District throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974.^[4] In 1974 the parish became part of the Borough of Preston, which became a city in 2002.

References

↑ Central Lancashire Development Corporation outline plan, 1974. ISBN 0-904335-00-3
↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Preston Retrieved 26 July 2010
↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 18 January 2016.
↑ Preston RD, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014

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Geography of the City of Preston district

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Topography

Parks & reserves	Ashton Park Avenham Park Beacon Fell Brockholes nature reserve Miller Park Moor Park Winckley Square

Woodland	Beacon Fell Fernyhalgh Wood

Waterways	Lancaster Canal Ribble Link River Brock River Loud River Ribble Savick Brook

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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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