Crap Towns / Longridge / Pollution incidents
How often does Longridge get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Longridge or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2023 and put slurry in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| November 2019 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood | 14.0 km | 43 |
| Blackburn | 12.3 km | 19 |
| Preston | 9.0 km | 17 |
| Bamber Bridge | 11.8 km | 16 |
| Fulwood | 9.0 km | 5 |
| Clitheroe | 14.9 km | 4 |
| Cottam | 12.2 km | 3 |
| Longridge | – | 2 |
| Penwortham | 12.6 km | 2 |
| Rishton | 14.3 km | 2 |
| Garstang | 14.1 km | 1 |