Kirkham is a 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.
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 was promoted to open up agricultural land in the Fylde in Lancashire,access a new port at what became Fleetwood and the Lancaster Canal at Preston: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 Preston-to-Blackpool railway 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 and is 14+1⁄4 miles (22.9 km) northwest of Preston.
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.
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 the popular seaside resort of Blackpool,Lancashire,England. It is the terminus of the South Fylde Line12+1⁄4 miles (19.7 km) west of Kirkham and Wesham by rail,though all services run through from Preston. It lies only a short walk from Blackpool Football Club's stadium at Bloomfield Road. The station is managed by Northern Trains,who operate all trains serving it. Blackpool South is located about 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.
Accrington railway station serves the town of Accrington in Lancashire,England. It is a station on the East Lancashire line 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) east of Blackburn railway station operated by Northern.
The Blackpool branch lines are two railway branch lines running from the West Coast Main Line at Preston to Blackpool:The main branch which is double track and electrified,runs to Blackpool North station via Poulton-le-Fylde. A second branch,which is single track and unelectrified,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 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,without their own vehicle,to travel around much of the area's 64 square miles (170 km2).
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