Visit Farington Places

Welcome to Visit Farington Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Farington

  

Farington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Farington

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Farington history

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Farington railway station served the area from 1838 to 1960. The parish was part of Preston Rural District from 1894 to 1974. In 1974 the parish became part of South Ribble.

Farington geography / climate

Farington consists of villages, farms and mossland, modern residential development and industrial area around the Leyland Trucks headquarters and assembly plant. Stanifield Lane which runs through the village and into Leyland is the main thoroughfare for shoppers and commuters alike.

You can visit Farington places with Walkfo Farington to hear history at Farington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Farington has 33 places to visit in our interactive Farington map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Farington, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Farington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Farington & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 33 audio facts unique to Farington places in an interactive Farington map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Farington Places Map
33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Farington historic spots	Farington tourist destinations	Farington plaques	Farington geographic features
Walkfo Farington tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Farington

  

Best Farington places to visit

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Farington has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Farington’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Farington’s information audio spots:

Moss Side, South Ribble Moss Side is a suburban, semi-rural community on the western side of Leyland, Lancashire. It is adjacent to Bretherton, Ulnes Walton and Midge Hall. A new ball court and a children’s playground were completed in 2005.

Midge Hall Notable features include the Midge Hall pub, a mill which produces animal feed and a test track for cars and wagons from the Leyland Trucks factory. There is a disused railway station which is on the Ormskirk Branch Line.

Buckshaw Hall Buckshaw Hall is a grade II* listed 17th-century country house in Buckshaw Village, Euxton, some 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Chorley, England.

Buckshaw Village Buckshaw Village is one of the largest urban development sites in the North West of England with a population of about 4,000. The new development is taking place on the former site of the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Chorley, which was requisitioned by the War Office in the 1930s.

Cuerden Hall Cuerden Hall was formerly a family home between 1717 and 1906. The Hall was used by the Army until the 1960s. It was sold to Manchester business man Colin Shenton in 2020 who is restoring it to its original purpose.

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