Bowgreave

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Bowgreave
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Police station, Bowgreave
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Bowgreave
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Bowgreave
Location within Lancashire
OS grid reference SD495439
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PRESTON
Postcode district PR3
Dialling code 01995
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Lancashire
53°53′20″N2°46′01″W / 53.889°N 2.767°W / 53.889; -2.767 Coordinates: 53°53′20″N2°46′01″W / 53.889°N 2.767°W / 53.889; -2.767

Bowgreave is a village in the parish of Barnacre-with-Bonds, Lancashire, England. [1] [2] Its nearest town is Garstang, a mile to the north.

Garstang Community Academy is a secondary school within the village.

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 102 Preston & Blackpool (Lytham St Anne's) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN   9780319228289.
  2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.