Midge Hall is a small village on the outskirts of Leyland in the borough of

South Ribble South Ribble is a borough in the county of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Leyland. The population, at the 2011 Census, was 109,057. Notable towns and villages include Walton le Dale, Bamber Bridge, Leyland and Penwortham. It ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, England. Notable features include the Midge Hall pub, a mill which produces animal feed and a test track for cars and wagons from the Leyland Trucks factory. There is a disused

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

which is on the

Ormskirk Branch Line The Ormskirk branch line is a railway line in Lancashire, England, running between Preston and Ormskirk. The train service is operated by Northern Trains, who usually operate class 150, 156, and 158 units. The line is the northern section of th ...

Geography

Midge Hall lies to the south of

New Longton New Longton is a village located south west of Preston, in the district of South Ribble, in the county of Lancashire, North West England. It is in the parish of Longton, which is the name of the older village located to the west of New Long ...

and

Whitestake Whitestake is a small village in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. It is situated between Farington and New Longton New Longton is a village located south west of Preston, in the district of South Ribble, in the county of ...

and to the north of Leyland and to the east of

Much Hoole Much Hoole is a village and civil parish in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, England. The parish of Much Hoole had a population of 1,851 at the time of the 2001 census, increasing to 1,997 at the 2011 Census. History Hoole derives from ...

, with parts of Leyland on its west also. It has a Methodist church, a small pub and a shop that sells bird shib seed.

External links

* Villages in Lancashire Geography of South Ribble Leyland, Lancashire {{Lancashire-geo-stub