Lostock Hall is a suburban village within the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. It is located on the south side of the River Ribble, some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Preston and 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Leyland. It is bordered on its southeastern side by the interchange for the M6, M61 and M65 motorways. At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, the central Lostock Hall area had a population of 3,948, falling to 3,762 at the 2011 Census.
Lostock Hall traces its origins to James de Lostock who in 1212 built Lostock's Hall in the then rural area of Cuerden Green in the township of Walton-le-Dale. A settlement expanded outwards from Lostock's Hall, taking its name from the Hall.
The former separate community of Tardy Gate is now for all intents and purposes a part of Lostock Hall - it used to be the farming community linking one part of rural Lancashire to another.
Lostock Hall fell victim to bomb attacks during the Second World War. The most serious of these attacks to effect the village was when the Leyland Motors factory in Leyland came under attack by a single bomber on 27 October 1940. Although fire from army gunners drove the bomber from his target, three bombs were dropped in the vicinity. Many terraced homes were destroyed and 27 people died. After the war a dance-hall was built on the site, subsequently used industrially by the Bacup Shoe Factory. After the shoe factory's closure in 1982, Calvary Christian Fellowship bought and developed the building and established a centre of worship and community activity.
Lostock Hall in the modern era is slowly developing itself, with many small businesses, shops, public houses, take-away facilities, and restaurants, providing a variety of goods, amenities, and meeting places, for the locals and travellers alike. The public houses in Lostock Hall are The Anchor Inn, The Pleasant Retreat Inn, The Wishing Well (formerly The Tardy Gate) and The Victoria. There are also a number of social clubs that serve alcohol: Lostock Hall Conservative Club, Our Lady & St Gerrard's Catholic Club and The Royal British Legion. The Lostock Hall Labour Club, used to operate as a social club until it was demolished to provide extra parking space for the nearby caravan business. The village of Lostock Hall has rapidly gained numerous take-away and restaurants over the years; with a selection of American, Chinese, English, Indian, Italian, and Turkish cuisines.
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