Whitechapel, Lancashire

Whitechapel
Whitechapel
Shire county	Lancashire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR3
Dialling code	01995
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Wyre and Preston North;
	List of places UK England Lancashire 53°51′58″N 2°40′23″W / 53.866°N 2.673°W

Whitechapel is a tiny hamlet in the

Beacon Fell, and close to the neighbouring village of Inglewhite

. Its name is marked as White Chapel on some maps.

The area was known as "Threlfall" in the Domesday Book.^[1] A tiny 27×13-foot private chapel was built for the Threlfall family in Elizabethan times, and was rebuilt as St James' Church about 1738.^[2] The churchyard contains a sundial dated 1745 which is a Grade II listed building.^[3]

The name "Whitechapel" came into use in the early nineteenth century, named after the church. It was originally a part of Goosnargh ecclesiastical parish, but acquired independent parish status in 1846.^[2]

The village primary school originated in 1705, within the church, acquiring its own building in 1810.^[4]

On

Pancake Day the children of Whitechapel, Inglewhite and the surrounding area keep alive an age-old tradition that was once more widespread in the Goosnargh, Garstang and Fylde areas of Lancashire.^[5] They visit local households and ask "please a pancake", to be rewarded with oranges or sweets. It is thought the tradition arose when farm workers visited the wealthier farm and manor owners to ask for pancakes or pancake fillings.^[6]^[7] In 1888, Richard Cookson wrote, "The children go from house to house and are treated with ginger-bread, toffies and other sweet meats."^[8]

WICE (Whitechapel and Inglewhite Community Enterprises) is a community organisation to enable a sustainable and resilient community.

References

Citations

^ Dewhurst, p.5
^ ^a ^b Dewhurst, p.7
^ Images of England, accessed 12 September 2009
^ Dewhurst, p.17
^ Lofthouse, p. 198
^ (7 February 2008), "Pancake traditions in village", Longridge News, accessed 2010-06-16
^ "Pancake Day at Whitechapel!", Whitechapel Primary School website, accessed 2010-06-16
^ Cookson, p.285

Sources

Cookson, R (1888), Goosnargh: Past and Present, Henry Oakey, Preston
Dewhurst, A (1985), Times Past in Goosnargh, Countryside Publications Ltd, Chorley,
ISBN 0-86157-183-5

Lofthouse, J (1967), Portrait of Lancashire, Robert Hale, London,
ISBN 978-0-7091-6359-6

External links

Media related to Whitechapel, Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] Dewhurst, p.5

[Dewhurst7-2] Dewhurst, p.7

[3] Images of England, accessed 12 September 2009

[4] Dewhurst, p.17

[5] Lofthouse, p. 198

[6] (7 February 2008), "Pancake traditions in village", Longridge News, accessed 2010-06-16

[7] "Pancake Day at Whitechapel!", Whitechapel Primary School website, accessed 2010-06-16

[8] Cookson, p.285

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