Howick Cross

Howick Cross
Howick Park Drive, Howick Cross
Howick Cross Howick Cross shown within Lancashire
Population	354 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD506276
Civil parish	Penwortham^[1]
District	South Ribble
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR1
Dialling code	01772
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	South Ribble
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°44′35″N 2°44′56″W / 53.743°N 2.749°W / 53.743; -2.749

Howick Cross is a landmark and small hamlet in Penwortham, South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is located just over 2 miles south west of the city of Preston. The hamlet is predominantly made up of a small community, a primary school, various farms and an electrical substation. The community had a population of 354 people in 2001.^[2]

It is located near the village of Hutton. Other nearby communities include the village of New Longton.

Howick was a civil parish from 1866 until 1 April 1934, when it was absorbed into the parish of Penwortham. Howick parish was part of Preston Rural District.^[3] The former parish name survives in Howick C E School,^[4] the Hutton and Howick Women's Institute (the oldest in Lancashire, founded by suffragette Edith Rigby)^[5] and the former railway station.

Hutton and Howick railway station opened on 1 December 1897, on the Preston to Southport railway line. It was renamed New Longton and Hutton on 3 November 1934 and closed, along with the line, on 7 September 1964.^[6]

References

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↑ (2004) OS Explorer Map 286, Ordnance Survey, Southampton, ISBN 978-0-319-23578-2
↑ Neighbourhood Statistics. "30UNGK0012 (Output Area) Key Figures for 2001 Census". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
↑ Howick CP/Tn, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014
↑ "Howick C E School". Howick C E School. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
↑ "Hutton and Howick Women's Institute". Hutton and Howick WI. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

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