Tulketh

Tulketh
Tulketh
	Ward location in the City of Preston district
	Tulketh Location in Preston Tulketh Location within Lancashire
Population	7,380 (2011)
District	City of Preston ;
Ceremonial county	Lancashire ;
Region	North West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Preston;
Councillors	Robert Boswell – Labour; Matthew Brown – Labour; Peter Rankin – Labour;
	List of places UK England Lancashire 53°46′12″N2°43′19″W / 53.770°N 2.722°W

Last updated October 29, 2024

Tulketh is an electoral ward in Preston, Lancashire, England. The Tulketh Mill is a notable landmark in the ward.^[2]

Etymology

The name Tulketh is of Cumbric origin. The first element is tul meaning "hollow, hole, cave", while the second, -cę:d, means "woodland, forest" (corresponding to Welsh twll-coed). A common compound-formation in Welsh and Cornish toponymy, the name implies an appellative meaning of "broken woodland".^[3]^[4]^[5]^: 318

Current members

	Member	Party
2007 Preston Council election	Robert Boswell	Labour
2008 Preston Council election	Matthew Brown	Labour
2010 Preston Council election	Peter Rankin	Labour

Demographics

From the 2001 census, Tulketh ward had a population of 6,886. Of this figure, just under three-quarters (74.5) described themselves as Christian. Over 10% of the population are retired, and just under 10% are students. Here is a 2011 ethnic breakdown of Tulketh.

Tulketh 2011 Ethnic Groups	Tulketh	City of Preston
White British	83.4%	75.7%
Other White	4.9%	3.5%
Asian	6.9%	15.5%
Black	1.1%	1.2%

Geography

The ward is in the northwest of Preston, taking in terraced streets and detached houses from outside the University of Central Lancashire campus to suburbia on both sides of the main Blackpool Road, and to the west of the A6 Garstang Road.

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References

↑ "Tulketh - UK Census Data 2011".
↑ "The story of Tulketh and Tulketh Hall". 14 March 2017.
↑ James, Alan. "The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
↑ Padel, O. J. (2009). "Two Devonshire place-names" (PDF). Journal of the English Place-Name Society. 41: 119–26.
↑ Coates, Richard; Breeze, Andrew (2000). Celtic Voices, English Places: Studies of the Celtic Impact on Place-Names in Britain. Stamford: Tyas. ISBN 1900289415..

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[1] "Tulketh - UK Census Data 2011".

[2] "The story of Tulketh and Tulketh Hall". 14 March 2017.

[spns-3] James, Alan. "The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[4] Padel, O. J. (2009). "Two Devonshire place-names" (PDF). Journal of the English Place-Name Society. 41: 119–26.

[5] Coates, Richard; Breeze, Andrew (2000). Celtic Voices, English Places: Studies of the Celtic Impact on Place-Names in Britain. Stamford: Tyas. ISBN 1900289415..

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