Leyland, Lancashire

Leyland
Town
Leyland is located in the Borough of South Ribble
Leyland
Leyland
Shown within South Ribble
Leyland is located in Lancashire
Leyland
Leyland
Location within Lancashire
Population38,578 [1] (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSD549232
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEYLAND
Postcode districtPR25, PR26
Dialling code01772
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°41′25″N 02°41′57″W / 53.69028°N 2.69917°W / 53.69028; -2.69917

Leyland (/ˈllənd/ LAY-lənd) is a town in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, 6 miles (10 km) south of Preston. The population was 35,578 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The name of the town is Anglo-Saxon, meaning "untilled land".

  1. ^ Population of 35,578 is the sum of the following ward populations: Moss Side Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3673; Earnshaw Bridge Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3722; Golden Hill Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3982; Seven Stars Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3701; Lowerhouse Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 4050; Leyland St. Mary's Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3562; Leyland Central Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3626; Leyland St. Ambrose Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3337; Leyland St. John's Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 5925. All accessed 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Leyland Central – UK Census Data 2011". Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.