On the main road out of the village you will also find a Petrol Station and an Indian Restaurant called Ali Raj.

Formerly the village was two hamlets: Scales on the main road from Preston to Kirkham, and Newton on a loop to the south.

[2] Newton was mentioned in the Domesday Book as a member of the fee of Earl Tostig.

Since World War II, Springfields nuclear fuel production site and British Aerospace at Warton Aerodrome have been major employers in the area, and also by the 1980s many residents worked in Preston, Blackpool and other towns in the region.

The southern part, crossed by the Preston to Freckleton road, is flat and includes reclaimed land close to the river; the village is to the north on a slope that rises to 50 feet.