Warton
Ward in Fylde, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.75, -2.893 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 41 28 |
Warton sits on the flat agricultural plain of Fylde in Lancashire, a short drive from the seaside towns of Lytham St Annes and Blackpool. The ward combines the feel of a compact village community with surrounding farmland and coastal influences, where local life revolves around village amenities, small shops and pubs and a steady flow of commuters who work in nearby towns.
What sets Warton apart is its long association with aviation: the neighbouring Warton Aerodrome, where BAE Systems conducts military aircraft assembly and testing, is a major employer and shapes the local economy and identity. The juxtaposition of high‑tech aerospace activity with traditional rural landscape gives the area a distinctive character, marked by industrial heritage, occasional test flights and a community balancing modern industry with village life.
Postcode districts covering Warton
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Preston 7.9 miles12.8 km
- St. Helens 22 miles35.4 km
- Wigan 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Blackburn 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Blackpool 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bolton 21.7 miles34.8 km
- Southport 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Wallasey 24.3 miles39 km
- Huyton with Roby 23 miles37 km
- Morecambe 22 miles35.4 km
- Lancaster 20.8 miles33.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Warton Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Bryning-with-Warton Parish 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Freckleton Village Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Freckleton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ribby Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Ribby-with-Wrea Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wrea Green Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kirkham Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Lytham East Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Newton-with-Clifton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wrea Green with Westby Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Newton-with-Scales Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Warton
PR4 1XP, PR4 1YG, PR4 1FG, PR4 1BF, PR4 1FQ, PR4 1SX, PR4 1AY, PR4 1FZ, PR4 1EA … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- Manchester Airport 37.4 miles60.1 km
- Moss Side Railway Station 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Kirkham and Wesham Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Warton Ad
- The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village 4 2 miles3.3 km
- The Hotel at Mill Farm 4 3.3 miles5.2 km
- The County Hotel by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The Villa Wrea Green 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Prime Suites Lytham 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Clifton Arms Hotel 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Mode Hotel Lytham 4 3 miles4.9 km
- The Oxfordshire 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Dudley Hotel 4 7.4 miles12 km
- Happy Return Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.6 km
Schools in Warton
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton Primary
Local points of interest
- St Anne's Beach Beach 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Deepdale Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Haig Avenue Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Dam Wood Forest 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Old Wood Forest 9.9 miles16 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Spring Wood Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Claughton Estate 10.8 miles17.4 km