Croston
Sign in to saveCroston is a village and civil parish near Chorley in Lancashire, England. The River Yarrow flows through the village. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2021 Census was 3,098.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chorley
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,917
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Croston
- UK place.population
- 3,098
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD487187
- UK place.civil_parish
- Croston
- UK place.shire_district
- Chorley
- UK place.shire_county
- Lancashire
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- LEYLAND
- UK place.postcode_area
- PR
- UK place.postcode_district
- PR26
- UK place.dial_code
- 01257/01772
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Chorley
- Population
- +2917
- Image
- Church Street, Croston - geograph.org.uk - 12627.jpg
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- P8168
- Viktor Stålberg
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Croston is a village and civil parish near Chorley in Lancashire, England. The River Yarrow flows through the village. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2021 Census was 3,098.
==History== Croston was founded in the 7th century when St Aidan arrived at the riverside settlements. In the absence of a church, a cross was erected as a place of worship. The name is derived from the two Old English words 'cross' and 'tūn' (town/homestead/village) and is unique to the village.