Nether Wyresdale

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Nether Wyresdale
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Nether Wyresdale
Location within Lancashire
Population655 (2011 Census)
Civil parish
  • Nether Wyresdale
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LANCASTER
Postcode district LA2
Dialling code 01524
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53°57′02″N2°43′37″W / 53.9505°N 2.7269°W / 53.9505; -2.7269

Nether Wyresdale is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 613, [1] rising to 655 at the 2011 Census. [2]

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History

Along with Over Wyresdale, Nether Wyresdale probably formed part of the manor of Wyresdale in the 12th century. [3] Historically, the village formed part of Garstang Rural District and the ecclesiastical parish of Garstang. [4] [5]

Governance

Nether Wyresdale is in the non-metropolitan district of Wyre, in the parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Fleetwood and is represented at parliament by Labour MP Cat Smith. Prior to Brexit in 2020 it was part of European Parliament constituency of North West England. The village is in the electoral ward called Wyresdale. This ward has a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,035. [6]

Geography

Nether Wyresdale is approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of Lancaster and approximately 16 miles (26 km) north of Preston. It is situated between the River Wyre and Grizedale Brook. [7] It includes the village of Scorton, the hamlet of Street, and part of the village of Dolphinholme.

Church

The parish church of St Peter (located in Scorton) was built 1878–79 to a design by Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. It is a Grade II listed building. [8]

There is also a Catholic Church and a Methodist Chapel in Scorton.

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Nether Wyresdale Parish (E04005333)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. Fishwick (1878), p. 46
  4. Farrer & Brownbill (1912), pp. 291–300
  5. "Relationships / Unit History of Nether Wyresdale", A Vision of Britain through Time (Great Britain Historical GIS), University of Portsmouth, 2009, archived from the original on 2 September 2011, retrieved 2 October 2010
  6. "Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. Farrer & Brownbill (1912), pp. 300–305
  8. "Church Of St Peter", Heritage Gateway, English Heritage, retrieved 2 October 2010
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