Wagons carrying quarried stone ran downhill to Preston and were hauled in the other direction by horses.

[2] After the railway converted to steam power in 1848,[3] Longridge expanded rapidly.

Four cotton mills were built alongside the railway and Berry Lane became the town centre.

[7] Today the former station building and canopy still exist and are used as the headquarters of Longridge Town Council.

[9] Part of the goods yard opposite has become a supermarket car park.