It may be tough to tick all of the packing containers relating to shopping for a house. And one of many most important elements to contemplate is location, therefore introduction of the highly-popular Channel 4 TV, Location, Location, Location.
Inside that, contemplating public transport hyperlinks, proximity to a metropolis centre and motorways, how a lot open area and nature there’s, what the homes are like and the way sturdy is the group spirit all fall beneath the ‘location’ umbrella. That brings us to Longton, which ticks virtually all of these packing containers within the checklist above.
Longton is particular in that it oozes the qualities of a conventional rural English village however can also be suburban and near Preston metropolis centre. It has a most important highway working by it, with a cluster of retailers and cafes reverse the thriving St Andrew’s Church within the warmth of the village.
It is a comparatively prosperous place, with a high-end grocery store within the type of Cubicles and numerous indifferent homes, some bordering on mansions. However there’s additionally rows of fairly interval terraced homes and easy-on-the eye bungalows with perfectly-preened gardens and exquisite floral association to admire as you stroll previous.
Longton’s sturdy sense of group is subtly discovered within the plant pots sitting on a wall with an indication hanging from them saying ‘take me, I am free’ , to the extra apparent by the full of life and diversified what’s on schedule of occasions, courses and staff actions on the church, Ladies’s institute and Sports activities and Social Membership.
It appeals to households and older members of society too, with a stunning play space set in some well-maintained woodland, the streets are clear and the general public areas nicely kempt, with the roads and pathways on our preliminary inspection showing pothole and crack-free. Longton just about straddles the West Lancashire border and is a brief drive from each the Ribble estuaries and the coast, with Southport to the south and Lytham round a 30-minute automotive journey away.
The luxurious Bickcroft Nature Reserve is a gem simply peaking out of the village’s pocket, because it appears to be like untouched however is clearly common with locals, dog-walkers and out-of-towners, as it’s nicely arrange with a big automotive park and nicely maintained paths, but nonetheless peaceable and quiet. It is is just not too imposing and massive, however properly manageable and superb for a day or weekend stroll, with benches sporadically positioned across the duck lake at its core, with timber, bushes and vegetation lining the route round.
(Picture: James Maloney/Lancs Reside)
If procuring and handing over your hard-earned money to unbiased companies is your preferences, then Longton can also be the place to be for that, whether or not it is {hardware} gadgets, visiting a pub, grabbing a cask ale, espresso or getting your hair reduce, for a small place it has a giant providing relating to retail and leisure amenities.
From family-run and nicely established Blundells House & {Hardware} Retailer promoting most family necessities to The Lemon Tree Cafe and its intensive meals menu, quirky and alluring decor and welcoming perspective to canine and passing cyclists and walkers. Reverse the cafe is the cool Wilkins and Pye, which is the place to be if cask ales and IPAs are you chosen tipple and indulge your self with treats and savoury items at Waterfield’s household bakery.
Longton Marshes sit west of Longton and are made up of the confluence of the Rivers Douglas and Ribble. A big number of visiting and indigenous wildfowl reside there. The 70-mile Ribble Method footpath begins on the Dolphin Inn on the cusp of the marsh and follows its edge earlier than becoming a member of the Ribble.
Simply down the highway the mini procuring precinct with hair and sweetness salons, electrical good suppliers and a Put up Workplace. Alternatively, in the event you’re searching for a fast pint, glass of wine or Sunday lunch, the village boasts a variety of pubs, together with The Golden Ball, The Black Bull and The Ram’s Head.
Longton is the sort of place anybody who’s eager to reside in an space that appears to be like and feels like it’s a countryside village, just about surrounded by countryside, woodland and agricultural land however is not distant and arduous to entry life’s facilities, would flourish in. Seems you’ll be able to have your cake and eat it.
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