Catforth

Catforth

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.815349
longitude= -2.79439
official_name= Catforth
map_type= Lancashire
population =
shire_district= Preston
shire_county = Lancashire
region= North West England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= PRESTON
postcode_district = PR4
postcode_area= PR
dial_code= 01772
os_grid_reference= SD480354

Catforth is a village in the English parish of Woodplumpton, Lancashire. The village hall and both of Catforth's pubs, "The Bay Horse" and "The Running Pump", are situated on Catforth Road, which is the village's main road. There is a small post office on Square Lane, and on Chapel Lane there is a Methodist church that closed in March 2007, and a meeting hall for the 1st Catforth Brownies. On Benson Lane there is a Catholic church which is also in danger of closing. Catforth Primary School is located on School Lane.


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