Osbaldeston

For the surname, see Osbaldeston (surname).
Osbaldeston

St Mary's Church, Osbaldeston
Osbaldeston
 Osbaldeston shown within Lancashire
Population 185 {2011}
OS grid referenceSD644324
Civil parishOsbaldeston
DistrictRibble Valley
Shire countyLancashire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BLACKBURN
Postcode district BB2
Dialling code 01254
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentRibble Valley
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°46′55″N 2°32′17″W / 53.782°N 2.538°W / 53.782; -2.538

Osbaldeston is a village and civil parish at grid reference SD6432 in Lancashire, England about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Blackburn and 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Preston. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 185.[1]

Osbaldeston is on the A59 road and lies on the south bank of the River Ribble opposite Ribchester. There is no Anglican place of worship but the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary is at grid reference SD648318 in Longsight Road. The hamlet of Osbaldeston Green lies due north of the village.

Osbaldeston Hall, which lies beside the Ribble, is a Grade II* listed building dating from about 1600. It is associated with the Catholic martyr Edward Osbaldeston.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Civbil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 January 2016.

External links

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