Parish in South Ribble, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.758, -2.633 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 58 29 |
| Dialling code: | 01772 (Preston) |
Cuerdale is a small, sparsely populated rural civil parish in South Ribble, Lancashire, in the north‑west of England, lying close to the south bank of the River Ribble and within easy reach of Preston. The landscape is largely agricultural with scattered farms and country houses rather than a defined village centre.
Its chief claim to wider attention is the famous Cuerdale Hoard, a vast Viking silver hoard found in 1840, and the area contains historic sites such as Cuerdale Hall; otherwise the parish is characterised by a quiet, commuter‑and‑farm economy, occasional archaeological interest and strong local rural identity.