Samlesbury
Built-up area in South Ribble, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.762, -2.614 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 59 29 |
| Dialling code: | 01772 (Preston) |
Samlesbury is a village and civil parish in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, sitting close to the River Ribble and a short drive from Preston and Leyland. Its best-known landmark is Samlesbury Hall, a timber-framed manor with medieval origins and later Tudor rebuilding, open to visitors and long surrounded by local legends and ghost stories.
The village also has strong ties to aviation and industry through the nearby Samlesbury Aerodrome, a major aerospace site with wartime roots and ongoing manufacturing employment, while remnants of rural Lancashire remain in farmland and the nearby peatland reserve of Samlesbury Moss, noted for wildlife interest. Today Samlesbury feels like a small community of commuters and local workers balancing heritage, nature and light industry.
Postcode districts covering Samlesbury
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 3.7 miles6 km
- St. Helens 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Wigan 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Burnley 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Blackburn 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Blackpool 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Bolton 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Salford 23 miles37 km
- Rochdale 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Southport 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bury 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Morecambe 23.3 miles37.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Samlesbury & Walton Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Cuerdale Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Coupe Green Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Ribbleton Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hoghton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Higher Walton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Coupe Green & Gregson Lane Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Gregson Lane Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Myerscough Smithy Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Brookfield Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Balderstone Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Walton-le-Dale East Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Samlesbury
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.2 miles50.1 km
- Manchester Airport 31.4 miles50.6 km
- Bamber Bridge Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Pleasington Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Samlesbury Ad
- Winckley Stays 5 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Preston - South 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Winckley Square Residences 5 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Holiday Inn Preston 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Legacy Preston International Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Classic Lodges - Farington Lodge 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Northcote 5 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Feildens Arms & Hotel 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Stanley House Hotel & Spa 4 3 miles4.9 km
Local points of interest
- Deepdale Stadium 3.1 miles5 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Blackburn Central Library Library 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Ewood Park Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Claughton Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Crown Ground Stadium 9.9 miles16 km
- Browsholme Hall Estate 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 11.9 miles19.2 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 14.8 miles23.8 km
- DW Stadium Stadium 14.9 miles24 km
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 15.1 miles24.3 km