Midge Hall - Izeria

Midge Hall is a small village on the outskirts of Leyland in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire, England. Notable features include the Midge Hall pub (formerly The Railway, and adjacent to the level crossing), 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 which is on the Ormskirk Branch Line.

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Midge Hall railway station

Midge Hall railway station was located in Midge Hall, Leyland, closing to passengers in 1961, although the line still exists as the Ormskirk Branch Line.

Moss Side, South Ribble

Moss Side is a suburban, semi-rural community on the western side of Leyland and ward in the South Ribble district, in the county of Lancashire, England. The growing suburb is adjacent to Bretherton, Ulnes Walton and Midge Hall. In 2021 the ward had a population of 3894. There is a Scouts group in the area and a concert party who perform for senior citizens. There are bowling and running groups in the community as well. There were plans to build a new Redrow apartment development, but local residents fought a determined campaign to oppose this and planning permission was ultimately refused in December 2005. A new ball court and a children's playground were completed in 2005 and a better community is coming together overall. Moss Side has seen an increase in community involvement in recent years. This has delivered benefits such as the Moss Side Community Newsletter, a Moss Side football team and the new 'Your Moss Side' website.

Farington Moss

Farington Moss is a village approximately two miles to the north of Leyland, Lancashire, England. It is a typical English village with one school and one church (St Pauls). To the northeast of the village runs the main west coast railway line. Farington Moss includes School Lane, although the postal address is Lostock Hall. Proof of this fact can be found on the Council Tax Bill of 2010 which clearly states School Lane (F). Sources within South Ribble Borough Council have revealed that the (F) represents (Farington) as opposed to School Lane (B), which stands for Bamber Bridge, and School Lane (L), School Lane, Leyland. Farington Moss is also home to RAWS, the Residents Against Waste Site, which was formed by Judith England in 2007 as a protest group by the residents of Farington Moss. The Waste Site has now been built on land sold by Leyland Trucks (Leyland). In February 2016, councilors on County Hall's executive scrutiny committee voted to mothball the plant, which cost £125m to build, and instead send the green and food waste they processed to landfill. The 160 workers at the plant were told of the plans to cut costs by the cash-strapped Preston Borough county council and a proposal was put forward to change the way waste was dealt with in the county. It is estimated that £125m was invested in the site run by Australian firm Global Renewables.

Academy@Worden

Worden Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Leyland, in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. It opened in 1955 as Worden County Secondary School, and became Worden High School in 1972 with the introduction of the Comprehensive System to Lancashire and the abolition of the 11-plus examination. The school was renamed Worden Sports College when it became a specialist Sports College. The school converted to academy status in February 2013 and was renamed Worden Academy.