Freckleton
Freckleton | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Preston | |
Postcode district | PR4 | |
Dialling code | 01772 | |
Police | Lancashire | |
Fire | Lancashire | |
Ambulance | North West | |
Freckleton is a village
History
The name of the village appears in the
Freckleton supplied water to the
There was a
The
Until the 1920s, Freckleton had a tollgate and travelers to Lytham and Preston had to pay a toll to use the turnpike road. The toll was collected at toll house bridge. The toll could be avoided by crossing the Dow brook and walking along the bridle way.[citation needed]
In
The area around the village
Landmarks
The village is the home of Holy Trinity
The family butcher Snape, on Kirkham Road, was established in 1864.[15]
Freckleton Library was opened in 1980 by
Sport
Freckleton Football Club play at the Rawstorne Sports Centre, located at Bush Lane. The club currently compete in the west lancs league division 2.
Freckleton Cricket Club plays at Bush Lane; it was formed at the beginning of the 1900s. It won the Meyler Cup for the third time in 2013, following up wins in 2012 and 2002. The side currently competes in the Premier Division of the Moore & Smalley Palace Shield Competition and will be led in 2015 by Andrew Hogarth, who succeeds the charismatic James 'Jimmy' Fiddler.[20]
Freckleton stages the Freckleton Half Marathon each year in June. The race has been staged since 1965 and is the oldest half marathon in the UK.[citation needed] The first race was won by Ron Hill who participated in the 1964 Olympics marathon. It attracts over 700 entrants.
Images
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Entrance to the village, with floral boat display
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The Coach and Horses, known locally as "Ponky's"
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The Ship at Freckleton Creek
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Freckleton Pool
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Toll House Bridge andbridleway
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Freckleton Methodist Church
See also
References
- ^ "#GetOutside: Do more in the British Outdoors".
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Fylde Retrieved 2009-09-18
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ISBN 019960908X
- ^ ISBN 1-898-06204-8.
- ^ Shakeshaft, P. 2001, The History of Freckleton, Carnegie Publishing, p. 208
- ^ "Towns and Villages Around Preston | Freckleton".
- ^ Walker, R. (1942), "Freckleton Water Mill" in TRANSACTIONS OF THE HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE FOR THE YEAR 1942, VOL. XCIV, pp.94-110. Read to the Society on 30 May 1942: [1] Archived 5 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Genuki: Society of Friends Graveyard, Freckleton, Lancashire".
- ^ Shakeshaft, P. 2001, The History of Freckleton, Carnegie Publishing, p.245
- ^ "The Church of Holy Trinity, Freckleton, Lancashire, England". freckletonparishchurch.org. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Peter Shakeshaft (1977). "A Short History of Holy Trinity Freckleton" (PDF). freckletonparishchurch.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Freckleton Methodist Church". freckleton-methodist-church.org. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Kirkham Rd Wesleyan Methodist, Freckleton". genuki.org. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "TR Snape & Sons Family Butchers". Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ Freckleton Library
- ^ History of Freckleton
- ^ "Final chapter for Lytham and Freckleton libraries | Blackpool Gazette". 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Freckleton Library".
- ^ "Play-Cricket the ECB Cricket Network". freckleton.play-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2003.
External links
- Freckleton travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Freckleton Community Web Site
- Freckleton Brass Band
- Freckleton Half Marathon