Abbeystead

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Abbeystead
Abbeystead Village Hall
Abbeystead Location in the City of Lancaster district Show map of the City of Lancaster district Abbeystead Location in the Forest of Bowland Show map of the Forest of Bowland Abbeystead Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD562543
Civil parish	Over Wyresdale
District	Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LANCASTER
Postcode district	LA2
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Lancaster and Fleetwood
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°58′59″N 2°40′01″W / 53.983°N 2.667°W / 53.983; -2.667

Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than within the domain of that powerful local magnate, the Lord of Bowland, so-called Lord of the Fells.^[1] Abbeystead is located in the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Over Wyresdale.