Gressingham

Last updated

Gressingham
Loyn Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 981131.jpg
Loyn Bridge
Location map United Kingdom City of Lancaster.svg
Red pog.svg
Gressingham
Location in the City of Lancaster district
Location map United Kingdom Forest of Bowland.svg
Red pog.svg
Gressingham
Location in the Forest of Bowland AONB
Lancashire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Gressingham
Location within Lancashire
Population151 (2011)
OS grid reference SD571699
Civil parish
  • Gressingham
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LANCASTER
Postcode district LA2
Dialling code 01524
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
54°07′23″N2°39′22″W / 54.123°N 2.656°W / 54.123; -2.656 Coordinates: 54°07′23″N2°39′22″W / 54.123°N 2.656°W / 54.123; -2.656

Gressingham is a small village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It is north of the River Lune and across the river from Hornby. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 153, [1] decreasing slightly to 151 at the 2011 census. [2]

Contents

St John the Evangelist's Church was originally built in the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building. It was partly rebuilt in 1734, and restored by Edward Paley in 1862. [3]

The Gressingham Duck was named after the village of Gressingham, having been first bred here in 1980 from a cross of mallards and Pekin ducks. [4] However, the exclusive right to breed Gressingham Ducks was bought by Gressingham Foods in 1996, and the ducks they now produce are all from their farms in East Anglia. [5]

Notable people

John Young Stratton (1829/30 – 1905): author, essayist, social reformer and campaigner against rural poverty.

See also

Related Research Articles

Aldford Human settlement in England

Aldford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aldford and Saighton, in the county of Cheshire, England.. The village is approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to the south of Chester, on the east bank of the River Dee. The Aldford Brook joins the Dee just north of the village.

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire Village in England

Haddenham is a village and civil parish in west Buckinghamshire, England. It is about 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Aylesbury and 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Thame in neighbouring Oxfordshire. At the 2011 Census, the population of the civil parish was 4,502.

Ingleton, County Durham

Ingleton is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the parish as taken at the 2011 census was 420. It is situated about eight miles to the west of Darlington, and a short distance from the villages of Langton, Hilton and Killerby. The Church of St John the Evangelist in Ingleton was built in 1843 by Ignatius Bonomi and J.A. Cory., and is a Grade II listed building.

Bray, Berkshire village in Berkshire, England

Bray, occasionally Bray on Thames, is a large suburban village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It sits on the banks of the River Thames, to the southeast of Maidenhead of which it is a suburb.

Whitfield, Northamptonshire Human settlement in England

Whitfield is a village and parish in the south-west of the English county of Northamptonshire in the valley of the River Great Ouse which forms the border with Buckinghamshire. Nearby villages include Syresham, Biddlesden, Helmdon and Silverstone. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had 215 inhabitants, including Radstone and increasing to 274 at the 2011 Census.

Corby Glen Village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England

Corby Glen is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 9 miles (14 km) south-east of the market town of Grantham and 8 miles (13 km) north west of Bourne.

Caldecott, Rutland Human settlement in England

Caldecott is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The civil parish population was 256 at the 2001 census increasing to 269 at the 2011 census. It is located about four miles (6.4 km) south of Uppingham and about 4 miles north of Corby in Northamptonshire. The A6003 runs through the village; traffic flow on the bridge over the River Welland is controlled by traffic lights.

Acaster Selby Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Acaster Selby is a village in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the joint civil parish with Appleton Roebuck. It is situated about 6 miles (9.7 km) south from York, on the west back of the River Ouse; near the opposite bank is the settlement of Stillingfleet, and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the north-west is Appleton Roebuck.

Hale, Halton Human settlement in England

Hale is a village and civil parish in the Halton unitary authority of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,898, decreasing to 1,841 by the 2011 census. The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside. It is 2½ miles east of Speke in Liverpool, and 4 miles south-west of Widnes. The nearby village of Halebank is to the north-east.

Sutton, Bedfordshire Human settlement in England

Sutton is a rural village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It lies 11 miles (18 km) east of Bedford. At the 2001 Census, its population was 299. Main features are the packhorse bridge over the Potton Brook, the adjacent ford, and the Grade I listed All Saints' Parish Church.

St John the Evangelists Church, Ashton Hayes Church in Cheshire, England

St John the Evangelist's Church is located to the north of the village of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

St John the Evangelists Church, Gressingham Church in Lancashire, England

St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Gressingham, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is combined with those of St Margaret, Hornby, St John the Baptist, Arkholme, and St Michael the Archangel, Whittington-in-Lonsdale.

Milton, Cherwell Human settlement in England

Milton is a village and civil parish about 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Banbury in Oxfordshire, on the Milton road between the villages of Adderbury and Bloxham.

St John the Evangelists Church, Preston Village Church in Brighton and Hove , United Kingdom

St John the Evangelist's Church is an Anglican church in the Preston Village area of Brighton, in the English city of Brighton and Hove. The Grade II listed building, designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield, was started in 1901 but did not take its present form for another quarter of a century. In the meantime, the nearby parish church of Preston was severely damaged by fire, and the new church was granted the parish church status which it still retains.

Taynton, Oxfordshire Human settlement in England

Taynton is a village and civil parish about 1+12 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Burford in West Oxfordshire. The village is on Coombe Brook, a tributary of the River Windrush. The parish is bounded in the south by the River Windrush, in the north partly by Coombe Brook and its tributary Hazelden Brook, in the west by the county boundary with Gloucestershire and in the east by field boundaries. The 2001 Census recorded the parish's population as 108.

St Michaels Church, Whittington Church in Lancashire, England

St Michael's Church is located in the settlement of Whittington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St John the Evangelist, Gressingham, St Margaret, Hornby, and St John the Baptist, Arkholme. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

St John the Baptists Church, Arkholme Church in Lancashire, England

St John the Baptist's Church, is in the village of Arkholme, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Margaret, Hornby, St John the Evangelist, Gressingham, and St Michael the Archangel, Whittington-in-Lonsdale. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It stands at the end of the village street, overlooking the River Lune, within the bailey of a former castle. The former 11th-century motte stands to the northeast of the church.

Grade I listed churches in Lancashire

Lancashire is a county in North West England. In 1974 parts of the historic county were divided between Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Cumbria, and part of the West Riding of Yorkshire was transferred into the county, creating the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire. Together with the unitary authorities of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool it now forms the ceremonial county of Lancashire.

Goodwyns Human settlement in England

Goodwyns is a housing estate in Dorking, a market town in Surrey, England. It is on the return slope of one of two hillsides of the town and adjoins North Holmwood, a green-buffered village. The town centre is about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away.

Gressingham is a civil parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains 14 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Apart from the village of Gressingham and the settlement of Eskrigge, the parish is rural. Almost all the listed buildings are houses and associated structures, farmhouses, and farm buildings. Also listed are a church and a bridge crossing the River Lune on the boundary of the parish.

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 – Gressingham Parish (E04005188)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. Historic England. "St John the Evangelist's Church (1164600)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  4. The Guardian: Gressingham Ducks: at the top of their game. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  5. Gressingham: The Duck People. About Us . Retrieved 27 July 2013.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Gressingham at Wikimedia Commons