Banks
Built-up area in West Lancashire, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.676, -2.921 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 39 20 |
| Population: | 3,572 |
| Dialling code: | 01704 (Southport) |
Banks is a large village and civil parish on the flat, fertile coastal plain of West Lancashire in Lancashire, England, lying close to the marshes of the Ribble Estuary and within easy reach of the sand-dune coast around Formby and the seaside town of Southport. The landscape of reclaimed mossland gives Banks a strongly agricultural character: market gardening and horticulture have long shaped the local economy, and the surrounding open fields and drains remain a defining feature of the area.
Locally it feels like a close-knit village with a village hall, sports clubs and active community groups, while many residents commute to larger centres such as Preston or Liverpool. Historically developed from farming and rural settlement, Banks today combines that agricultural heritage with small shops and services and easy access to coastal nature reserves and seaside amenities nearby.
Postcode districts covering Banks
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Birkenhead 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Preston 11.2 miles18 km
- St. Helens 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Wigan 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Warrington 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Blackburn 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Blackpool 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Bolton 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Southport 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Widnes 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Wallasey 19 miles30.6 km
Neighbouring places
- North Meols Parish 0.2 miles0.3 km
- North Meols & Hesketh Bank Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Mere Brow Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Meols Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hundred End Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Tarleton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Tarleton Village Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Cambridge Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Hesketh-with-Becconsall Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Norwood Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Holmeswood Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Tarleton and Hesketh Bank Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Banks
PR9 8GU, PR9 8SA, PR9 8BP, PR9 8SB, PR9 8AL, PR9 8BZ, PR9 8FU, PR9 8HQ, PR9 8AY … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Manchester Airport 34.6 miles55.7 km
- Meols Cop Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
- Bescar Lane Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Banks Ad
- Lynwood House Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The New Talbot Hotel 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Vincent Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Lord Street Hotel 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Bold Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Prime Suites Lytham 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The County Hotel by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Waterfront Southport Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Clifton Arms Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
Schools in Banks
- Banks Methodist School Primary
- Banks St Stephen's C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Haig Avenue Stadium 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Old Wood Forest 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Dam Wood Forest 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Spring Wood Forest 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 5.2 miles8.4 km
- St Anne's Beach Beach 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Lathom House Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 10.3 miles16.6 km