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 miles
- Birkenhead 20.9 miles
- Preston 11.2 miles
- St. Helens 17.6 miles
- Wigan 14.7 miles
- Warrington 24.2 miles
- Blackburn 18.6 miles
- Blackpool 10.9 miles
- Bolton 20.7 miles
- Southport 4.6 miles
- Widnes 22.6 miles
- Wallasey 19 miles
Neighbouring places
- North Meols Parish 0.2 miles
- North Meols & Hesketh Bank Ward 1.3 miles
- Mere Brow Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Meols Ward 1.8 miles
- Hundred End Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Tarleton Parish 2.5 miles
- Tarleton Village Ward 2.8 miles
- Cambridge Ward 2.8 miles
- Hesketh-with-Becconsall Parish 2.9 miles
- Norwood Ward 3.2 miles
- Holmeswood Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Tarleton and Hesketh Bank Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Banks
PR9 8EZ, PR9 8FS, PR9 8FN, PR9 8BL, PR9 8FY, PR9 8SR, PR9 8FU, PR9 8BS, PR9 8BH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 23.9 miles
- Manchester Airport 34.6 miles
- Meols Cop Railway Station 3 miles
- Bescar Lane Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Banks Ad
- The Queens Hotel Lytham 4.5 miles
- Anelli Hotel 3.7 miles
- Mode Hotel Lytham 4 4.5 miles
- The Lord Street Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- The Bold Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- Travelodge Southport 3 4.3 miles
- Prince Of Wales Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Arthur's of Churchtown 4 2.1 miles
- Dukes Folly Hotel 3.5 4.4 miles
- Albert and Victoria Hotel 4 miles
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 miles
- Old Wood Forest 4.7 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 4.7 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 5.1 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 5.2 miles
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 5.2 miles
- Such Hey Wood Forest 5.2 miles
- St Anne's Beach Beach 6.8 miles
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 7.5 miles
- Lathom House Estate 8.7 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 10.1 miles
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 10.3 miles