Kirkham (originally Kirkam-in-Amounderness) is a small town and civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England, midway between Blackpool and Preston (11 miles west of Preston) and adjacent to the smaller town of Wesham. It owes its existence to Carr Hill upon which it was built and which was the location of a Roman fort. It has a population of 7,127, increasing to 7,194 at the Census 2011.
Population: 10,603
Latitude: 53° 46' 56.78" N
Longitude: -2° 52' 18.80" W
The City of Preston (/ˈprɛstən/) is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabe…
Poulton-le-Fylde (/ˈpoʊltənliˌfaɪld/), commonly abbreviated to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of h…
Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of the Lillywhites, Preston North End and, up to 2010, England's National Football Museum.
The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Chorley, Leyland, Preston and Southport in England.
Leyland is a town in the South Ribble district, in the county of Lancashire, England. It is approximately six miles (10 km) south of the city of Preston.
The Fylde (/ˈfaɪld/) is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a 13-mile (20-kilometre) square-shaped peninsula, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north, the Ribble estuary to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the Bowlan…
Preston Bus Station is the central bus station in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. It was built by Ove Arup and Partners in the Brutalist architectural style between 1968 and 1969, to a design by Keith Ingham and Charles Wilson of Buildin…
Highbury Stadium is a football stadium in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England with Wyre Borough Council as the landlords. It is the home ground of Fleetwood Town and is also used for home matches by Blackpool F.C. reserves.
The National Football Museum is a museum at the Urbis building in Manchester city centre founded to preserve, conserve and interpret several important collections of association football memorabilia.
The FY postcode area, also known as the Blackpool postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Blackpool, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde and Fleetwood in England. The letters "FY" refer to the Fylde, which includes t…
First English Civil War
The River Ribble is a river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England.
Warton Aerodrome (IATA: WRT, ICAO: EGNO) is located near to Warton village on the Fylde in Lancashire, England.
Southport railway station serves the town of Southport, Merseyside, England. It is at the end of one of the branches of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network, and at the end of the Manchester-Southport Line.
West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk. The other town in the borough is Skelmersdale.
Wyre is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Poulton-le-Fylde.
The Battle of Preston (9–14 November 1715), also referred to as the Preston Fight, was fought during the Jacobite Rising of 1715 (often referred to as the First Jacobite Rising, or Rebellion by supporters of the Hanoverian government).
Southport Pleasureland is an amusement park located in Southport, Merseyside, England. The park originally operated from 1912 to 2006 under the ownership of the Blackpool Pleasure Beach company.