Farington is a village and civil parish in the South Ribble local government district of Lancashire, England.

Lancashire County Council's Farington electoral division is represented by Michael Green, a Conservative Councillor.

Stanifield Lane which runs through the village and into Leyland is the main thoroughfare for shoppers and commuters alike.

[citation needed] It is home to the main tip site for South Ribble, the Farington Household Waste Recycling Centre.

[5] Enterprise plc, a provider of support services to the public sector and utility companies, was based in Farington but has been integrated into Amey plc, which moved from its offices there when the lease expired in 2014[9] There are few retail facilities in the centre of Farington,[10] but retail parks and Leyland town centre are nearby.