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.
Blackburn railway station serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire,England. It is 12 miles (19 km) east of Preston and is managed and served by Northern Trains.
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.
Wrea Green railway station was on the Blackpool South to Kirkham line. It served the village of Wrea Green,in Lancashire,England,and closed in 1961.
Wrea Green is a village in the Fylde borough of Lancashire,England. It lies about 2 miles west of Kirkham. Along with the village of Ribby,it forms the civil parish Ribby-with-Wrea.
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.
Lytham railway station serves the Lytham area within Lytham St Annes,Lancashire,England,on the Blackpool South to Preston railway line.
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.
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.
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.
Clifton is a village in the English county of Lancashire and in the district of Fylde. The village is part of the civil parish of Newton-with-Clifton. It is situated on the A583 road,approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of its post town,Preston,and 11 miles (18 km) east of Blackpool.
The Fleetwood branch line is a railway line that ran from Preston to Fleetwood. It passed through many smaller stations along the way,most of which are now closed. When work at Fleetwood docks was under threat in the mid-1960s,the main Fleetwood station was closed,and the remainder of the branch south to Poulton followed in 1970. There are active proposals to re-open the branch to passenger services.
The Fylde is a coastal plain in western Lancashire,England. It is roughly a 13-mile-long (21-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 foot of the Bowland hills to the east which approximates to a section of the M6 motorway and West Coast Main Line.
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".
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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