New Longton
| New Longton | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
 Harrison's Farm | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD507257 |
| Location: | 53°43’34"N, 2°44’46"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,228 |
| Post town: | Preston |
| Postcode: | PR4 |
| Dialling code: | 01772 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Ribble |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Ribble |
New Longton is a village in Lancashire, four miles south-west of Preston and two miles east of Longton.
History
The development of New Longton was prompted by the building of the West Lancashire Railway between Preston and Southport in Victorian times. 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, where there was a level crossing.
Since the 1940s housing estate development has taken place south of Hugh Barn Lane and Wham Lane. Other small estates, including the council estate in Dickson Hey, were built on both sides of Station Road. The village lost its railway service in the 1960s. It remains is a commuter village with bus services into Longton and Preston City Centre.
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