Waddington, Lancashire

Waddington, Lancashire

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.887
longitude= -2.417
population=
official_name= Waddington
shire_district= Ribble Valley
shire_county = Lancashire
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Ribble Valley
post_town= CLITHEROE
postcode_district = BB7
postcode_area= BB
dial_code= 01200
os_grid_reference= SD725435

Waddington is a small village, 2 miles north-west of Clitheroe, within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It is also a civil parish. Prior to the 1974 County boundary changes, Waddington just fell within the boundary of Bowland Rural District of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

It is home to both a Church of England and Methodist church, a social club ( [http://www.waddingtonclub.com Waddington Club] ) with bowling green, a cafe, post office, a playing field on which both cricket and football are played. Also the village has three popular Pubs, The Lower Buck Inn, The High Buck and The Waddington Arms. The village is a regular winner of the Lancashire Best Kept Village awards.

Each year on the May Bank holiday weekend, the village's annual Scarecrow festival takes place, with the Monday at the end of the weekend being the focus for activities of all ages.


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