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About Long Preston

Long Preston straddles the A65 between Skipton and Kendal, making it a natural waypoint for journeys between Yorkshire and the Lakes. The village sits where the Pennines begin their ascent, with the main street following the historic coaching route. Most visitors arrive via the A65 from Skipton, though the B6480 offers a more scenic route through the dales. The village's defining characteristic is its extraordinarily long main street, stretching nearly a mile and creating one of Yorkshire's most linear settlements.

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Long Preston is in England, at 54.019, -2.257 - about 24 km north of Newbridge, Lancashire.

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The closest airport to Long Preston is Leeds Bradford Airport, 51 km (about 53 min by car).

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