New Longton Children's Playground

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 12 Jul 2015

New Longton is a pleasant, leafy village located 4 miles South West of Preston, in the district of South Ribble. It is part of the parish of Longton, which is the name of the older village located 2 miles to the west of New Longton. New Longton is a relatively “new” village by local standards. Up until the late 19th century it was a collection of scattered farms and cottages. The village development was prompted by the building of the Preston to Southport railway line in 1873. A station called "Hutton and Howick" later renamed "New Longton and Hutton" was built at the junction of what is now Station Road and Chapel Lane. As with the rest of Britain the post war housing boom saw extensive expansion of the village housing stock from the 1940's onwards. The village lost its railway service with the line finally closing in 1967. Little trace of the line now exists. New Longton is now a dormitory commuter village with a regular bus service into Longton and Preston and the M6, M61, M65 motorways are only four miles away. The surrounding area is mainly agricultural with mostly flat land now drained and cultivated known locally as 'the Moss'. The village contains several shops, a Post Office, a Doctor's surgery, a school, two churches, two busy sports and social clubs and a nursing home. http://allsaints.btck.co.uk/NewLongtonVillage All Saints’ New Longton

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