Croston village is situated in Lancashire between Chorley and Southport and stands on the River Yarrow. At the centre of the village is St. Michaels and All Angels church which stands at one end of the picturesque Church Street. At the opposite end of Church St. is a stone cross erected in 1953 on what is believed to be the base of an ancient preaching cross.

CHURCH ST. With St. Michaels and All Angels church and the stone cross.

Next to Church St is an early fifteenth century cobbled pack horse bridge which crosses the river Yarrow opposite The Grapes public house.

Continuing through the village, the village green can be found surrounded by The Nelson, The Wheatsheaf public houses and the Brambles Restaurant. The village green is the venue for the annual May Day Madness and Bastille Day celebrations.

Leaving Croston on Westhead Rd towards Rufford the Croston Sports Club can be found where Football, Cricket, Tennis pitches are situated. Opposite the Sports Club is The Black Horse public house where an annual beer festival takes place.

If you leave Croston via Station Road towards Bretherton you pass the Crown public house and the De Trafford Arms, named after one of the oldest families of Croston. Finally the rail station on the Preston to Ormskirk line is located on the edge of the village.