Langho

Langho is a small rural village 5 miles (8 km) north of Blackburn in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is part of the parish of Billington and Langho. The village is linked with Blackburn and Clitheroe by the A666 road and is served by Langho railway station on the Ribble Valley Line. The population at the 2011 census was 2,015.

Langho
St Leonard's Church, Langho
Langho
Shown within Ribble Valley
Langho
Location within Lancashire
OS grid referenceSD705345
Civil parish
District
  • Ribble Valley
Shire county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLACKBURN
Postcode districtBB6
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Ribble Valley

To the north, separated from the main village by the A59 road, is the original village of Old Langho. Further north there is Brockhall Village, a gated community developed in the 1990s on the site of a hospital. As of 2012, Northcote Manor, on Northcote Road, is the only restaurant in Lancashire with a Michelin star.

The original Old St Leonard's Church was replaced by the present church in 1880, though the old church is still used several times a year for special services and is supported by the Churches Conservation Trust. There is a Church of England Primary School in the village, also called St Leonard's. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic church and Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School are located in Langho.

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