Hollins Lane

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Hollins Lane
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Church and Post Office, Hollins Lane
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Hollins Lane
Shown within Wyre Borough
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Hollins Lane
Location within Lancashire
OS grid reference SD496511
Civil parish
  • Forton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PRESTON
Postcode district PR3
Dialling code 01524
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Lancashire
53°57′11″N2°45′58″W / 53.953°N 2.766°W / 53.953; -2.766 Coordinates: 53°57′11″N2°45′58″W / 53.953°N 2.766°W / 53.953; -2.766

Hollins Lane is a village near the village of Forton, in the Wyre District, in the English county of Lancashire. The village has the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway running through it but there is no station.

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Amenities

Hollins Lane has a place of worship, a post office and a pub, the New Holly.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the town of Garstang, the village of Forton and the hamlet of Shireshead.

Location grid

Transport

For transport there is the M6 motorway and the A6 road nearby.

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