Haighton

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title: "Haighton" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["geography-of-the-city-of-preston,-lancashire", "civil-parishes-in-lancashire"] description: "Civil parish in Lancashire, England" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haighton" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Civil parish in Lancashire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
static_image_name	Haighton Manor, Haighton - geograph.org.uk - 551137.jpg
static_image_caption	Haighton Manor
country	England
official_name	Haighton
coordinates
civil_parish	Haighton
population	202
population_ref	(2011)
shire_district	Preston
shire_county	Lancashire
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Ribble Valley
post_town	PRESTON
postcode_district	PR2
postcode_area	PR
dial_code	01772
os_grid_reference	SD566349
pushpin_map	United Kingdom City of Preston
pushpin_map_caption	Shown within the City of Preston district
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Haighton is a civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. It is a rural area north east of the urban city of Preston, beyond Fulwood and Brookfield.

Geography

Haighton also contains the hamlets of Haighton Green and Haighton Top. It is separated from the city by the M6 motorway, with junction 31A on the boundary with Brookfield.

Community

The area was intended to become a residential suburb as part of the Central Lancashire New Town, with population increasing to 29,100 by 2001 however it never occurred and the area has remained rural. It has a population of 197, increasing to 202 at the 2011 Census.

Economy

The listed building of Haighton Manor has operated as a country pub and restaurant since the early 1970s, undergoing substantial renovation in the mid 2010s and now operated by Brunning and Price.

History

The parish was part of Preston Rural District throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974. In 1974 the parish became part of the Borough of Preston, which became a city in 2002.

References

References

1. Central Lancashire Development Corporation outline plan, 1974. {{ISBN. 0-904335-00-3
2. "Haighton Parish".
3. "Haighton Parish".
4. [[Listed buildings in Haighton]]
5. "Preston RD".

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