Abbey Village

Abbey Village

infobox UK place
latitude= 53.697723
longitude= -2.539151
official_name= Abbey Village
population=
os_grid_reference= SD645225
shire_district= Chorley
shire_county= Lancashire
region= North West England
country= England
post_town= CHORLEY
postcode_district= PR6
postcode_area= PR
dial_code= 01254
constituency_westminster= Chorley

Abbey Village is a village in the English county of Lancashire. It is located on the A675 road, six miles (10 km) from Blackburn and nine miles (14 km) from Preston.The village has a number of amenities, including a sandwich shop, a pub, a post office, a restaurant, and a primary school - [http://www.abbey.lancsngfl.ac.uk/ Abbey Village Primary School] .

It also had its own railway station but that closed in 1960.

The name is believed to have arisen from a connection with Whalley Abbey, being located close to one end of a track between the abbey and Brinscall Hall [http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/nature/walks/pdf/Reelers_Trail.pdf#search=%22abbey%20village%20whalley%20roddlesworth%22] .


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