Greyfriars
Ward in Preston, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.788, -2.719 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 52 32 |
| Dialling code: | 01772 (Preston) |
Greyfriars is a compact, inner-urban ward close to the heart of Preston, Lancashire, England, sitting near the city’s main transport routes and shopping streets. The name recalls a medieval Franciscan friary and the area shows that layered history in a mix of Victorian terraces, later housing and pockets of recent redevelopment rather than a single architectural character.
Its proximity to the University of Central Lancashire and cultural sites such as the Harris Museum and Avenham Park gives the ward a lively, mixed character, with students, long‑standing residents and local businesses alongside retail and service industries. Like much of central Preston, Greyfriars has seen phases of industrial change and regeneration, so social and economic contrasts sit alongside active community projects and ongoing development.
Postcode districts covering Greyfriars
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 1.2 miles2 km
- St. Helens 23.6 miles38 km
- Wigan 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Burnley 19.2 miles31 km
- Blackburn 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Blackpool 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Bolton 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Southport 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Bury 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Morecambe 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Lancaster 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Leigh 21.6 miles34.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Fulwood Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Cadley Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Sharoe Green Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Ingol and Tanterton Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Preston Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Broughton Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Plungington Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Garrison Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Deepdale Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Ashton Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Cottam Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Ingol & Cottam Ward 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Greyfriars
PR2 9TN, PR2 9YE, PR2 3ET, PR2 3HN, PR2 3JR, PR2 8JQ, PR2 3JX, PR2 3QQ, PR2 8JH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.9 miles51.3 km
- Manchester Airport 35.1 miles56.6 km
- Preston Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Salwick Station 4.1 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Greyfriars Ad
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Preston 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Winckley Stays 5 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Legacy Preston International Hotel 3 2 miles3.3 km
- Holiday Inn Preston 3 2 miles3.3 km
- Winckley Square Residences 5 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Hotel at Mill Farm 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Barton Manor Hotel & Spa; Bw Signature Collection 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Preston - South 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel 3.6 miles5.8 km
Schools in Greyfriars
- Fulwood Academy Secondary
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston Primary
- Queen's Drive Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Deepdale Stadium 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Claughton Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Blackburn Central Library Library 9.9 miles16 km
- Ewood Park Stadium 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Browsholme Hall Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- St Anne's Beach Beach 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Crown Ground Stadium 14.3 miles23 km
- Dam Wood Forest 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Haig Avenue Stadium 14.8 miles23.9 km