Osbaldeston

For the surname, see Osbaldeston (surname).

Osbaldeston
St Mary's Church, Osbaldeston
Population	185 {2011}
OS grid reference	SD644324
Civil parish	Osbaldeston
District	Ribble Valley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKBURN
Postcode district	BB2
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Ribble Valley

Osbaldeston is a village and civil parish at grid reference SD6432 in Lancashire, England about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Blackburn and 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Preston. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 185.

Osbaldeston is on the A59 road and lies on the south bank of the River Ribble opposite Ribchester. There is no Anglican place of worship but the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary is at grid reference SD648318 in Longsight Road. The hamlet of Osbaldeston Green lies due north of the village.

Osbaldeston Hall, which lies beside the Ribble, is a Grade II* listed building dating from about 1600. It is associated with the Catholic martyr Edward Osbaldeston.

See also

• Listed buildings in Osbaldeston

External links

Media related to Osbaldeston at Wikimedia Commons

• Osbaldeston page at GenUKI
• Historic England. "Details from listed building database ({{{num}}})". National Heritage List for England.
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