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Leyland, Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°41′31″N 2°41′49″W / 53.692°N 2.697°W / 53.692; -2.697
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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
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEYLAND
Postcode districtPR25, PR26
Dialling code01772
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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Lancashire
53°41′31″N 2°41′49″W / 53.692°N 2.697°W / 53.692; -2.697

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]

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

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

Industry

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The town is known for the bus and truck manufacturer Leyland Motors, which expanded between the 1950s and 1970s. The truck business still operates today as Leyland Trucks, and is owned by Paccar.

Transport

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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

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Balshaw's CE High School

High schools in Leyland include Balshaw's CE High School near Leyland Cross, St Mary's Catholic High School, Worden Academy, a smaller high school situated to the west of the town and Wellfield Academy near the town centre.[3]

To the east of Worden Park is Runshaw College.

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

References

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  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". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2019-06-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  3. "GCSE success for Leyland students". Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

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