Kirkham aka Kirkam-in-Amounderness is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire,England,midway between Blackpool and Preston and adjacent to the town of Wesham. It owes its existence to Carr Hill upon which it was built and which was the location of a Roman fort. At the census of 2011,it had a population 3,304 plus 3,890,giving a total of 7,194. By the census of 2021 the total had risen to 3,217 plus 4,666,giving a total of 7,883.
Lytham St Annes is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire,England. It is on the Fylde coast,directly south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary. The population of the built-up area at the 2021 census was 42,695. The town is made up of the four areas of Lytham,Ansdell,Fairhaven and St Annes-on-the-Sea.
The Borough of Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire,England. It covers part of the Fylde plain,after which it is named. The council's headquarters are in St Annes. The borough also contains the towns of Kirkham,Lytham and Wesham and surrounding villages and rural areas.
The Preston and Wyre Railway (P&WR) was built to connect Preston,on the London and North Western Railway West Coast Main Line,with the port of Fleetwood,at the mouth of the River Wyre. It opened in 1840. An associated company built the dock leading to the company,changing its name to the Preston and Wyre Railway,Harbour and Dock Company. Passenger business was more buoyant than expected,and the company built branch lines to the nascent resort of Blackpool and Lytham that opened in 1846. At that time the line was leased by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and later the London and North Western Railway took a share in the lease which was later converted to outright ownership. The Preston and Wyre Railway continued to be jointly owned as the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway.
Salwick railway station is situated on the Blackpool South branch line in England,5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) west of Preston,and is managed by Northern. The station lies between Preston and Kirkham,near the village of Clifton.
Poulton-le-Fylde railway station serves the town of Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire,England. It is managed by Northern Trains,but also served by Avanti West Coast.
Moss Side railway station is on the Blackpool South-to-Preston line,in Lancashire,England. It is located in Moss Side,a hamlet where the B5259 road crosses the railway at a level crossing. It is managed by Northern,which operates all passenger services that call there.
Ansdell and Fairhaven railway station is on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line in Lancashire,England. In the past,it has also been known as Ansdell Station,Ansdell's Gate station and Ansdell's Halt.
St Annes-on-the-Sea railway station serves the town of St Annes-on-the Sea,commonly known as St Annes,which is part of the conurbation of Lytham St Annes in Lancashire,England. It is located on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) south-southeast of Blackpool South.
Blackpool South railway station serves the suburban south of Blackpool,Lancashire,England. It is the terminus of the South Fylde Line,around 12 miles (19 km) west of Kirkham and Wesham by rail,though all services run through from Preston. The station is managed by Northern Trains,which operates all trains serving it. Blackpool South is located around 500 metres (1,600 ft) from Waterloo Road tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
Blackpool North station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire,England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line and is 17+1⁄2 miles (28 km) northwest of Preston. It also has an adjacent tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
Kirkham and Wesham railway station serves the Lancashire towns of Kirkham and Wesham,in England. It is managed by Northern Trains,who operate most of the passenger services that call there.
Squires Gate railway station serves the Squires Gate area of the popular seaside resort of Blackpool,Lancashire,England,although it is located just outside the borough boundary. It lies on the Blackpool South to Preston line and is the nearest station to Blackpool Airport. Squires Gate is located about 400 metres (1,300 ft) from Starr Gate tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway.
The Blackpool branch lines are two railway lines running from the West Coast Main Line at Preston to Blackpool. The main branch,which is double-tracked and electrified,runs to Blackpool North station via Poulton-le-Fylde. A second branch,which is single-tracked and non-electrified,diverges from the main branch at Kirkham and Wesham junction,running on a southerly route to Blackpool South station via Lytham.
Blackpool Central was the largest railway station in the town of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire,England. It contained 14 platforms;at its closure in 1964,it became the station with the highest number of platforms ever to close. Principal railway services to Blackpool now terminate at Blackpool North.
Medlar-with-Wesham is a civil parish and an electoral ward on the Fylde in Lancashire,England,which contains the town of Wesham. It lies within the Borough of Fylde,and had a population of 3,245 in 1,294 households recorded in the 2001 census rising to 3,584 in 1,511 households,at the 2021 census.
The original Lytham railway station was the Lytham terminus of a branch of the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway from Kirkham in Lancashire,England. It opened,along with the branch,on 16 February 1846;the road it was located in became known as Station Road. It was built in a Renaissance style from Longridge stone. A branch was also built to the dock at Lytham Pool.
Westby-with-Plumptons is a civil parish in Lancashire,England. The parish is in Fylde district and contains the hamlets of Great Plumpton,Little Plumpton,Lower Ballam,Higher Ballam,Moss Side,Peel,and Westby. At the 2011 census,the parish had a population of 1,205. Westby and Plumpton are mentioned in the Domesday Book,as "Westbi" and "Pluntun".
Mill Farm Sports Village is a multi-sport facility located on the outskirts of the town of Wesham in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire,England. Facilities include the Mill Farm football stadium,home to the football team AFC Fylde since 2016,and several 3G football and hockey pitches.
Public transport in the Fylde is available for three modes of transport—bus,rail and tram—assisting residents of and visitors to the Fylde,a coastal plain in western Lancashire,England,to travel around much of the area's 64 square miles (170 km2).
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