Bilsborrow
Built-up area in Wyre, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.857, -2.76 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 50 40 |
| Dialling code: | 01995 (Garstang) |
Bilsborrow is a small village in the district of Wyre, in Lancashire, England, set in a broadly rural landscape of farms and lanes. The village sits beside the Lancaster Canal, which brings a steady stream of narrowboat traffic and waterside walking, and it benefits from good road links that make Preston and Lancaster reachable for commuters and visitors.
Locally the economy still leans on agriculture and rural services, with a notable educational presence from Myerscough College nearby that gives the area an agricultural and horticultural focus. Historically the canal helped shape the settlement’s growth in the 19th century, and today Bilsborrow retains a quiet village character with pubs, clubs and community activities centred on canal-side life and countryside pursuits.
Postcode districts covering Bilsborrow
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 6.2 miles10 km
- Wigan 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Burnley 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Blackburn 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Blackpool 10.6 miles17 km
- Bolton 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Southport 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Morecambe 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Lancaster 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Lytham St. Anne's 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Skelmersdale 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Leyland 11.4 miles18.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Brock with Catterall Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Myerscough and Bilsborrow Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Catterall Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Preston Rural North Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Barton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bowgreave Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Claughton Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Kirkland Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- St. Michael's on Wyre Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bonds Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Inskip Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Bilsborrow
PR3 0SA, PR3 0RY, PR3 0BT, PR3 0RH, PR3 0RS, PR3 0RE, PR3 0RD, PR3 0RF, PR3 0RT … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 36.4 miles58.6 km
- Manchester Airport 40.1 miles64.5 km
- Salwick Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Kirkham and Wesham Railway Station 7 miles11.2 km
Hotels near Bilsborrow Ad
- Barton Manor Hotel & Spa; Bw Signature Collection 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Hotel at Mill Farm 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Preston 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Garstang Country Hotel & Golf, Sure Hotel Collection 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Winckley Stays 5 7.5 miles12 km
- Legacy Preston International Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Holiday Inn Preston 3 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Winckley Square Residences 5 7.4 miles12 km
- The Villa Wrea Green 4 9 miles14.4 km
Schools in Bilsborrow
- Bilsborrow John Cross C of E Primary School Primary
- Myerscough College Further education
Local points of interest
- Claughton Estate 1.9 miles3 km
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Deepdale Stadium 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Ashton Hall Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Lancaster University University 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Browsholme Hall Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Blackburn Central Library Library 13.5 miles21.7 km
- St Anne's Beach Beach 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Forest of Bowland Forest 13.5 miles21.7 km