Broughton, Lancashire

Broughton High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Broughton in the English county of Lancashire.Established in 1975, it is a community school administered by Lancashire County Council. The school was awarded specialist status in business and enterprise, and was renamed Broughton Business and Enterprise College for a time. Broughton High School offers GCSEs, BTECs, NVQs and City and Guilds courses as programmes of study for pupils. Some courses are offered in conjunction with Preston's College and Myerscough College.

St John the Baptist's Church is in Church Lane, Broughton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Martin, Fulwood, and St Peter, Fulwood. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Church Cottage Museum is a 16th-century cottage in Broughton, City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The cottage is grade II listed and is operated as a small museum, open on Sunday afternoons.The cottage was built in the 16th century and over time was used as an inn and a school room as well as a residence. After the death of its last tenant in 1986 the building became neglected, but it was restored after local fundraising which included a grant from British Aerospace and was opened as a museum by Princess Alexandra in 1995.

Royal Air Force Barton Hall or more simply RAF Barton Hall is a former Royal Air Force station situated between the villages of Barton and Broughton, near Preston, Lancashire, England.

Broughton railway station served the village of Broughton, Lancashire, England, from June to November 1840 on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.

Barton and Broughton railway station served the villages of Barton and Broughton in Lancashire, England, from 1840 to 1965 on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.

Fulwood Academy (formerly Fulwood High School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Fulwood, Preston) in the English county of Lancashire.Previously a community school administered by Lancashire County Council, Fulwood High School converted to academy status on 1 September 2009 and was renamed Fulwood Academy. The school is sponsored by Charles Dunstone through a charitable trust, the Dunstone Education Trust.Fulwood Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Fulwood Academy's leadership has been in question over a number of years now, with the school having 5 headteachers (including interim headteachers). The current headteacher is Andrew Galbraith.

Preston Rural North is an electoral ward in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The ward is the largest by area in the city, containing the smaller and smallest villages from the northern areas of Preston, from Woodplumpton bordering the M55 motorway junction at Broughton, to Beacon Fell at the border of the borough of Wyre.

Greyfriars is a largely residential suburban area of Preston, Lancashire, England, and an electoral ward. It is nowadays usually considered to be a district of the larger suburb of Fulwood (and formed part of the pre-1974 Fulwood Urban District), but was historically separate as evidenced, for instance, in the name of the private home from which the name is taken. There are two golf courses within the ward, and a cricket club. The main A6 Garstang road forms its eastern boundary. Greyfriars is a district of Preston positioned to the far north of the city centre near the M55 motorway interchange. The West Coast Main Line runs through the area, although its major transport links are served by the local and national bus routes criss-crossing its boundaries. The ward of Greyfriars is a three-member electoral division, returning three councillors to Town Hall. With the neighbouring Cadley ward, it forms the Preston North division of Lancashire County Council. At the 2001 census, the population of Greyfriars was 4,698, with over 85% regarding themselves as Christian. At the 2008 local elections in Preston, Greyfriars had a valid electorate of 5,262,. At the 2011 Census the population was 6,404.

St Lawrence's Church is in Garstang Road, Barton, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The church was built in 1895–96, and was designed by R. Knill Freeman. It is constructed in sandstone, and consists of a nave, aisles, a chancel and a southwest steeple. The church holds services on Sundays and Wednesdays. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

The Royal Preston Hospital or RPH, is an acute general hospital in Preston, Lancashire, England. It is managed by the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Sharoe Green () is a largely residential suburban area of Preston, Lancashire, England, and an electoral ward. It is nowadays usually considered to be a district of the larger suburb of Fulwood (and formed part of the pre-1974 Fulwood Urban District). Royal Preston Hospital, the largest hospital in Lancashire and sole main provider of NHS hospital treatment in Preston, is within the ward boundaries, as is Preston College, a number of secondary and primary schools, and Preston Golf Course. Sharoe Green is a district of Preston with its near neighbour Sherwood, positioned to the far northeast of the city centre adjoining Deepdale. Its major transport links are served by the local and national bus routes criss-crossing its boundaries. The ward of Sharoe Green is a three-member electoral division, returning three councillors to Town Hall. At Lancashire County Council, Sharoe Green is predominantly covered by the Preston North division (County Councillor Ron Woollam (Conservative), with areas of Sharoe Green south of St Vincent's Road represented in the Preston Central East division (County Councillor Frank De Molfetta, Labour). Sharoe Green is currently within the boundaries of the Wyre and Preston North parliamentary constituency, however, following the 2023 Boundary Commission review, at the next General Election, Sharoe Green will be within the Ribble Valley constituency.