Great Eccleston

Coordinates: 53°51′18″N 2°52′16″W / 53.855°N 2.871°W / 53.855; -2.871
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Not to be confused with Eccleston, Lancashire.

Great Eccleston
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53°51′18″N 2°52′16″W / 53.855°N 2.871°W / 53.855; -2.871

Great Eccleston is a village and

2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,473,[1] rising slightly to 1,486 at the 2011 census.[2]

Great Eccleston is part of Wyre district. Locally, the village is known for its annual agricultural show.

History

Great Eccleston was listed in the

Roger de Poitou, an Anglo-Norman baron.[5] In the Domesday Book, the area of Great Eccleston was estimated at two carucates (ploughlands) of land.[3]

The township was originally part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Michael's on Wyre and Great Eccleston's parishioners would have worshipped there at St Michael's Church.[6] In 1723, a chapel of ease to St Michael's was built in a part of Great Eccleston civil parish called Copp. It was dedicated to St Anne.[3]

Governance

See also: Lancashire County Council

Great Eccleston is governed locally by a

Wyre Borough Council.[9]

The village is represented in the

first past the post
system of election.

Geography

At 53°51′18″N 2°52′15.6″W / 53.85500°N 2.871000°W / 53.85500; -2.871000 (53.855°, −2.871°), Great Eccleston lies 10 miles (16 km) north-east of

Little Eccleston, Elswick, St Michael's on Wyre and Singleton
.

The Fylde Coastal Plain is relatively flat and low–lying, predominantly below 30 m (100 feet) above sea–level, but there is a small knoll called Whitprick Hill roughly halfway between Weston on the B5260 and Wesham that rises to 45 m (148 feet) above sea–level.

Transport

Great Eccleston is served mainly by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire service 42 between Lancaster Bus Station and Blackpool Abingdon St., hourly during the daytime during the hours 10.00 to 18.00 and every 90 minutes before 10.00, with an approximate three–hour morning gap Monday–Friday from 06.53 to 09.35, (no early morning service Saturday and Sunday) in the Blackpool–Lancaster direction, and support for a late–evening service providing three journeys at 90–minute intervals between 20.00 and 23.00 in each direction was recently re–introduced by Lancaster County Council, prior to this the service ended as early as 18.33 from Blackpool, necessitating either the use of trains and/or taxis from Poulton or Blackpool if you wanted to leave the resort later.

Hourly services are provided by Preston Bus Service 74 between Preston Bus Station and Fleetwood and by Blackpool Transport Service 78 between Great Eccleston and St. Annes, each of which runs between 07.00 and 19.00 Mondays–Saturdays with a few late evening journeys on Service 74 to Preston.

The nearest railway station is Poulton–le–Fylde on the 25 kV electrified Blackpool–Manchester route, approximately 4 miles (6.2 km) away.

Climate

Great Eccleston has a generally

temperate maritime climate like much of the British Isles, with cool summers and mild winters. In nearby Blackpool, there is an annual average rainfall of 871.3 millimetres (34.30 in).[10]

Climate data for Blackpool (1971–2000 averages)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		7.1
(44.8) 		9.1
(48.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		15.2
(59.4) 		17.3
(63.1) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		13.7
(56.7) 		9.8
(49.6) 		7.6
(45.7) 		12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		1.6
(34.9) 		3.1
(37.6) 		4.2
(39.6) 		6.9
(44.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		12.3
(54.1) 		10.2
(50.4) 		7.3
(45.1) 		4.3
(39.7) 		2.5
(36.5) 		6.4
(43.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 81.1
(3.19) 		58.7
(2.31) 		68.3
(2.69) 		48.9
(1.93) 		49.0
(1.93) 		59.8
(2.35) 		59.5
(2.34) 		73.4
(2.89) 		82.5
(3.25) 		97.9
(3.85) 		94.0
(3.70) 		58.3
(2.30) 		871.3
(34.30)
Source: Met Office

Culture and community

The Great Eccleston Agricultural Show is held in the village over two days every July along with

Tractor Pulling,[11] which also sees an event held in its own right at the same show ground during the August bank holiday.[12] Horse, steam and agricultural shows have been held in Great Eccleston since the mid-19th century. Like many similar rural events, the Great Eccleston Show waned in popularity and ceased to take place in the 1950s; it was reinstated in 1972.[12] Up to 40,000 people were expected to attend the 2011 show.[13] Displays typically feature livestock, horticulture, country crafts, local produce and agricultural vehicles.[14] A farmers' market is held in Great Eccleston every month.[15]
A weekly general market takes place each week.

The village is home to three

public houses: the Farmers Arms, in Halsalls Square, and the Black Bull Hotel and White Bull, both on High Street.[16]

See also

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 17 July 2011
  2. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Townships — Great Eccleston" in Farrer & Brownbill, pp. 276–279
  4. ^ "Amounderness hundred" in Farrer & Brownbill, pp. 68–71
  5. ^ Gooderson, p. 36
  6. ^ >"The Parish of St Michael-on-Wyre" in Farrer & Brownbill, pp. 68–71
  7. ^ "The Parish Council", greateccleston.org, Great Eccleston Parish Council, archived from the original on 12 March 2012, retrieved 17 July 2011
  8. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Mayoral Services — Coat of Arms", Wyre Borough Council Online, Wyre Borough Council, archived from the original on 13 June 2011, retrieved 17 July 2010
  10. ^ "Blackpool 1971–2000 Averages", official website, Met Office, archived from the original on 29 June 2011, retrieved 17 July 2011
  11. ^ North West Tractor Pullers Club events list Archived 19 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ a b Mackie, John (2011), "The Great Eccleston Show — A Brief History", greatecclestonshow.co.uk, Great Eccleston & District Agricultural Society, archived from the original on 4 August 2011, retrieved 17 July 2011
  13. ^ "Thousands Expected at Great Eccleston Show", BBC News, BBC, 16 July 2011, retrieved 17 July 2011
  14. ^ "Great Eccleston Show Goes Ahead As Planned", Farmers Guardian, UBM, 13 July 2007, archived from the original on 30 September 2011, retrieved 17 July 2011
  15. ^ "Great Eccleston Market", Wyre Borough Council Online, Wyre Borough Council, 22 May 2008, archived from the original on 27 September 2011, retrieved 17 July 2011
  16. ^ Pubs in Great Eccleston - Google
Bibliography

Further reading

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