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Longridge

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Air quality index

30Good
Coordinates53.83°, -2.60°

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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.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
53.8299
Longitude
-2.6033
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
60
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
298,570
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,423
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,122
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,858
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,340
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,211
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,917
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,503
  • Eurasian Wren
    Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,413

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
20
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2002-10-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.75
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,005

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,284
Avg daily Wikipedia views
43
Attention level
Quiet

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

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