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Larches, Preston — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Larches is a district of Preston in Lancashire, a ward of post-war estates north-west of the city centre, taking in Savick and Ashton Park.
About Larches
Where to stay in Larches
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Buses decide this one. Larches is a ward of estates and small shops rather than hotels, so a room in the middle of Preston makes more sense, with Preston Bus running through both sides of the ward and Stagecoach services passing on the way to Blackpool. Ashton Park is the local green.
The Ribble Steam Railway and Museum gives the area its one fixed reason to visit, and Riversway lies along the ward's own border.
About Larches
What are the main landmarks in Larches?
Two entries, one park. The Ribble Steam Railway and Museum is the one visitor attraction the record names in Larches, and Larches House stands as the other named building, the two making a short roll for a ward built mostly of housing. Ashton Park lies in the middle of the ward, and Riversway runs along one border with the civil parish of Lea on another.
What is the history of Larches?
The hundred came first. Larches belongs to Ashton-on-Ribble, which formed part of the former hundred of Amounderness, the old division of this corner of Lancashire that long predates the ward boundaries drawn around Savick and the estates. Both halves of the ward are largely post-war council estates, with private housing mixed through them.
Where is Larches?
Ashton Park sits in the middle. Larches lies north-west of Preston city centre, bordering Riversway and the civil parish of Lea, with Savick the other half of the ward.
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Updated September 2026