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
Burscough Bridge railway station (pronounced Burs/co Bridge) serves the town of Burscough in Lancashire, England. It is a main stop on the Manchester-Southport Line. A bus interchange has recently been constructed next to the station, including a sh…
King George V College (KGV) is a sixth form college in Southport, Merseyside, England. It offers A-Level, BTEC and between 2009-2012 the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Victoria Hospital is the main hospital for Blackpool and the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England.
Blackpool is a seaside town and unitary authority situated on The Fylde coast in Lancashire, England. This list includes the listed buildings in Blackpool and Bispham, a village within the borough of Blackpool. One is classified by English Heritage …
Preston in Lancashire, England has been associated with cotton since John Horrocks built his first spinning mill, the Yellow factory, in 1791. This was powered by a Bateman & Sherratt engine. Preston mills tended to have their own reservoirs. They s…
Greenhalgh Castle is a castle, now ruined, near the town of Garstang in Lancashire, England.
Greaves Hall was a country house on the outskirts of Banks in Lancashire, England, built in a Tudorbethan style for Thomas Talbot Leyland Scarisbrick in 1900.
The Golden Mile, which is actually 1.6 miles long, is the name given to the stretch of Promenade between the North and South piers in Blackpool, England. It emerged in the late 19th century, when small-time amusement ride operators, fortune-tellers,…
Buckshaw Parkway is a British railway station which opened on 3 October 2011 on the Manchester to Preston Line, near Euxton Junction with the West Coast Main Line.
Avenham Park is a public park in Avenham, close to the centre of Preston in Lancashire in the northwest of England, and managed by Preston City Council.
Archbishop Temple School is a voluntary aided Church of England secondary school, situated in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. The Headteacher is Mrs. Gill Jackson.
The West Lancashire Light Railway operates at Hesketh Bank, situated between Preston and Southport in North West England. The Railway is 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge and has a running length of 430 yards (393 m). The full line is longer than this howe…
The Syndicate was a superclub and music venue in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was the largest nightclub in North West England. The club opened in December 2002 and had at time of closing, three levels of floor space, three segmented rooms and …
The Siege of Lathom House was a military confrontation between a Parliamentarian army and a Royalist stronghold in Lathom near Ormskirk in Lancashire. The first lasted from late February to late May 1644, when the siege was lifted.
The River Darwen is a river running through Darwen and Blackburn in Lancashire.
Preston's College is a further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. The college originally opened as W.R. Tuson College in September 1974 and was renamed Preston College on 1 September 1989. In September 2013, the college c…
Lytham Hall is an 18th-century Georgian country house in Lytham, Lancashire, a mile from the centre of the town in 78 acres of wooded parkland.
King Edward VII and Queen Mary School (KEQMS) was an HMC Independent Co-educational school in Lytham St.