Bleasdale

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Bleasdale
St Eadmar's Church, Admarsh in Bleasdale - geograph.org.uk - 72215.jpg
Saint Eadmer's church, across fields
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Bleasdale
Location in Wyre Borough
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Bleasdale
Location in the Forest of Bowland
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Bleasdale
Location within Lancashire
Population167 (2011)
OS grid reference SD572455
Civil parish
  • Bleasdale
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PRESTON
Postcode district PR3
Dialling code 01995
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
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Lancashire
53°54′14″N2°39′04″W / 53.904°N 2.651°W / 53.904; -2.651
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Saint Eadmer's church

Bleasdale is a village and civil parish in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The two sources of the River Brock lie within the parish. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 147, increasing to 167 at the 2011 Census. [1]

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Landmarks

Within the parish are:

The ancient Forest of Bleasdale is less well known than its more famous neighbour, the Forest of Bowland but its history is recounted by Smith. [5] Being a part of Wyresdale, Bleasdale never fell under the sway of the powerful medieval Lordship of Bowland. [6]

Notable buildings

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Bleasdale Tower

Geodesy

"Paddy's Pole" on Fair Snape Fell in Bleasdale parish was the origin (meridian) of the 6 inch and 1:2500 Ordnance Survey maps for Lancashire.

See also

References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bleasdale Parish (E04005322)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. St Eadmer, Bleasdale at achurchnearyou.com
  3. Pratt, Derek. "St Eadmer Bleasdale - Page 4". Fellside Team Ministry. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. Bleasdale Circle Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine on Your Lancashire website
  5. Smith, T. C. (1894), A History of the Parish of Chipping, C. W. Whitehead, Preston, Chapter 8
  6. Forest of Bowland official website
  7. Fleetwood-Hesketh, P. (1955) Murray's Lancashire Architectural Guide. London: John Murray; p. 133
  8. Fleetwood-Hesketh
  9. "BBC - Domesday Reloaded: HOUSING, BLEASDALE". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2019.