Leyland, Lancashire

Leyland
Church of St Ambrose, Leyland
Leyland Show map of the Borough of South Ribble Leyland Show map of Lancashire
Population	35,578 [1] (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SD549232
District	South Ribble
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEYLAND
Postcode district	PR25, PR26
Dialling code	01772
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	South Ribble
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°41′31″N 2°41′49″W / 53.692°N 2.697°W / 53.692; -2.697

Leyland (/ˈleɪlənd/) is a town in the South Ribble borough, in the county of Lancashire, England. It is about six miles (10 km) south of the city of Preston. The population of the town was about 35,600 in 2011.^[2]

The name of the town is of old Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "untilled land".

1. ↑ Population of 35,578 is the sum of the following ward populations: Moss Side Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 3673; Earnshaw Bridge Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 3722; Golden Hill Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 3982; Seven Stars Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 3701; Lowerhouse Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 4050; Leyland St. Mary's Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 3562; Leyland Central Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 3626; Leyland St. Ambrose Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 3337; Leyland St. John's Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 5925. All accessed 30 September 2011.
2. ↑ "http://www.ukcensusdata.com/leyland-central-e05005342#sthash". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2019-06-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)