Inskip-with-Sowerby
Parish in Wyre, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.836, -2.817 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 46 38 |
| Dialling code: | 01995 (Garstang) |
Inskip-with-Sowerby is a small, chiefly rural civil parish in the Borough of Wyre, in Lancashire, England. Set on the low-lying agricultural plain, it comprises the hamlets of Inskip and Sowerby and is characterised by farmland, hedged lanes and a scatter of historic farmsteads; the parish feels quietly tucked away yet is within easy reach of larger centres such as Preston and Blackpool.
The community is small and locally focused, with village life traditionally organised around farming, a village hall and church activities; there are also visible reminders of the twentieth century in the shape of former military training sites and airfield works from the wartime period. Its mix of quiet countryside, historical layers and accessibility to nearby towns gives the area a distinctly pastoral but connected character.
Postcode districts covering Inskip-with-Sowerby
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 6.3 miles
- Wigan 21.5 miles
- Burnley 23.4 miles
- Blackburn 14.6 miles
- Blackpool 8 miles
- Bolton 22.9 miles
- Southport 16 miles
- Morecambe 16.1 miles
- Lancaster 14.5 miles
- Kirkby 24.7 miles
- Lytham St. Anne's 9.2 miles
- Skelmersdale 20 miles
Neighbouring places
- Inskip Built-up area 0.2 miles
- St. Michael's on Wyre Built-up area 2 miles
- Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre Parish 2.2 miles
- Treales, Roseacre and Wharles Parish 2.3 miles
- Elswick Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Great Eccleston Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Bilsborrow Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Myerscough and Bilsborrow Parish 3 miles
- Woodplumpton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Barton Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Rural East Fylde Ward 3.3 miles
- Catterall Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Inskip-with-Sowerby
PR4 3XB, PR4 0TY, PR4 0UL, PR4 0TW, PR4 3YJ, PR4 0UT, PR4 0TS, PR4 0TT, PR4 0UP … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 34.8 miles
- Manchester Airport 40.1 miles
- Salwick Station 3.7 miles
- Kirkham and Wesham Railway Station 4.3 miles
Hotels near Inskip-with-Sowerby Ad
- Barton Manor Hotel & Spa 4 3.2 miles
- Garstang Country Hotel & Golf, Sure Hotel Collection 3 4 miles
- The Hotel at Mill Farm 4 4 miles
- Premier Inn Preston North 3 3.4 miles
- Lea Gate 5.2 miles
- Delta Hotels Preston 4 4.6 miles
- St Andrews house Hotel 5.7 miles
- Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village 4 5.1 miles
- Legacy Preston International Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- The Queens Hotel Lytham 9 miles
Schools in Inskip-with-Sowerby
- Inskip St Peter's C of E Voluntary Aided School Primary
Local points of interest
- Claughton Estate 4.6 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 6.1 miles
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 6.7 miles
- Deepdale Stadium 6.9 miles
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 9.7 miles
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles
- St Anne's Beach Beach 10.7 miles
- Ashton Hall Estate 11.3 miles
- Lancaster University University 12 miles
- Browsholme Hall Estate 14.3 miles
- Blackburn Central Library Library 14.8 miles
- Haig Avenue Stadium 15.2 miles