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Air quality index
Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Longridge is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) north-east of the city of Preston, at the western end of Longridge Fell, a long ridge above the River Ribble. The nearest villages are Grimsargh, 2 miles (3 km) to the southeast, and Ribchester 4 miles (6 km) to the southeast. The parish of Longridge had a population of 7,546 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 7,724 at the 2011 Census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,423
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,122
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,858
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,340
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,211
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,917
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,503
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,413
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.4 — 2025-12-030 km ESE of Carnforth, United Kingdom
- M 3.2 — 2013-08-2523 km W of Cleveleys, United Kingdom
- M 3.6 — 2011-01-035 km S of Masham, United Kingdom
- M 3.5 — 2010-12-2112 km WSW of Ambleside, United Kingdom
- M 3.7 — 2009-04-283 km WSW of Flookburgh, United Kingdom
- M 2.5 — 2008-05-2812 km WNW of Penrith, United Kingdom
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Longridge




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
ONS — UK Office for National Statistics
- ONS code
- osgb4000000074575241
- Local type
- Town
- Region
- North West
api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
- • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names