Rufford Old Hall · Photograph: Michael D Beckwith / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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01Hesketh Bank
Photo: Bankhallbretherton · CC BY-SA 3.0
A riverside village on the Ribble estuary, with a brickmaking past and a narrow-gauge railway that still runs today.
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02Tarleton
Photo: Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
A market-gardening village between the River Douglas and the Rufford Branch canal, at the heart of the Lancashire mosslands.
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03Banks
Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0
The largest village in North Meols, edged by Banks Marsh and the internationally important Ribble Estuary nature reserve.
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04Mere Brow
Photo: Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
A small agricultural village in Tarleton parish, home to the Leisure Lakes country park and water sports.
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Photo: Michael D Beckwith · CC0 1.0
A canalside village famous for Rufford Old Hall, a Grade I Tudor house cared for by the National Trust.
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06Croston
Photo: Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0
An ancient village of packhorse bridges and a historic church — the mother parish of several neighbouring villages.
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07Bretherton
Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
A rural village linked to the astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks and the restoration of nearby Bank Hall.
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08Burscough
Photo: Robert Wade · CC BY-SA 2.0
Canalside walks, independent shops and an agricultural heritage in the heart of West Lancashire.
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09Longton
Photo: Gerald McKenna · CC BY-SA 2.0
A South Ribble village with a lively centre, rural lanes and the woodland and ponds of Longton Brickcroft.
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