Leyland, Lancashire

Leyland (/ˈllənd/) is a town in the South Ribble borough, in the county of Lancashire, England. It is about six miles (10 km) south of the city of Preston. The population of the town was about 35,600 in 2011.[2]

Leyland

Church of St Ambrose, Leyland
Leyland is located in the Borough of South Ribble
Leyland
Leyland
Leyland is located in Lancashire
Leyland
Leyland
Population35,578 [1] (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSD549232
District
  • South Ribble
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEYLAND
Postcode districtPR25, PR26
Dialling code01772
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • South Ribble

The name of the town is of old Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "untilled land".

History

English Leyland was an area of fields, with Roman roads passing through, from ancient Wigan to Walton-le-Dale.

Industry

The town is famous primarily for the bus and truck manufacturer Leyland Motors, which between the 1950s and 1970s expanded and grew to own several British motor manufacturers, including British Motor Corporation, Standard-Triumph and Rover, culminating in the massive British Leyland company. The truck business still operates today as Leyland Trucks, and is owned by Paccar.

Transport

Leyland railway station is on the West Coast Main Line and is run by Northern. There is one train an hour between Liverpool Lime Street and Preston. There is also one train an hour between Manchester Victoria/Hazel Grove to Blackpool North.

Education

To the east of Worden Park is Runshaw College. The college received the best Ofsted report, for any further education college in the United Kingdom in 2005.

Leyland is made up by six different areas, the town centre itself as the main retail side, with the railway station, library and shops nearby. The other areas include Broadfield, Moss Side, Worden Park, Turpin Green and the Wade Hall estate.

People

Famous people who have grown up or lived in Leyland include:

References

  1. Population of 35,578 is the sum of the following ward populations: Moss Side Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 3673; Earnshaw Bridge Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 3722; Golden Hill Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 3982; Seven Stars Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 3701; Lowerhouse Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 4050; Leyland St. Mary's Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 3562; Leyland Central Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 3626; Leyland St. Ambrose Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 3337; Leyland St. John's Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 5925. All accessed 30 September 2011.
  2. http://www.ukcensusdata.com/leyland-central-e05005342#sthash.
  • BBC Online (2006a) Schools in Lancashire, Education\League Tables, 19 January 2006 [accessed 27 June 2007]
  • BBC Online (2006b) Institutions in Lancashire, Education\League Tables, 19 January 2006 [accessed 4 May 2007]
  • Hunt, D., (1990), The History of Leyland and District, Carnegie Press, ISBN 0-948789-48-4
  • Hunt, D. and Waring, W. (1995), The Archive Photograph Series: Leyland, Chalford Publishing Company, ISBN 0-7524-0348-6
  • Smith, J., (2003), Then and Now: Leyland, Tempus Publishing, ISBN 0-7524-2672-9
  • South Ribble Borough Council – Leyland Town Centre Masterplan [accessed 23 April 2008]

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