Balderstone
Balderstone is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
Balderstone
Balderstone
Shown within Ribble Valley
Balderstone is located in Lancashire
Balderstone
Balderstone
Location within Lancashire
Population402 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD631323
Civil parish
  • Balderstone
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLACKBURN
Postcode districtBB2
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°47′06″N 2°33′36″W / 53.785°N 2.560°W / 53.785; -2.560

Balderstone is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England.[2] The population of the Civil Parish taken at the 2021 census was 402.[3]

Geography

It is located north-east of Preston and north-west of Blackburn.[4]

Community

In the village are the Anglican Church of St Leonard,[5] a primary school,[6] and a community centre.[7] In the 2001 census it had a population of 379 and 1n the 2011 census it had a population of 410.[1] The parish is the officially recognised address of Samlesbury Aerodrome.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Balderstone Parish (1170215093)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ Genuki details
  3. ^ "Balderstone". Census Data. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ Parish council web site Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Church history
  6. ^ Ofsted report
  7. ^ Building details Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Balderstone, Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons

Geography of the Borough of Ribble Valley
Ceremonial county of Lancashire
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