Slyne-with-Hest
Coordinates: 54°05′17″N 2°48′22″W / 54.088°N 2.806°W
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| Population | 3,163 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SD473660 |
| Civil parish | Slyne-with-Hest |
| District | Lancaster |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LA5 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Morecambe and Lunesdale |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Slyne-with-Hest is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 3,163 recorded in the 2001 census.[1] The parish is north of Lancaster and consists of two villages; Slyne, on the A6 road, and Hest Bank on the coast.
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[edit] History
Hest Bank (54°05′N 2°48′W / 54.083°N 2.8°W ) is a village in north-western Lancashire, England, the boundaries of which include the coastline, from a western shoreline of salt-flats that adjoin the northern extremities of Morecambe's Victorian era Promenade, to a less clearly defined boundary in the east with the village of Slyne, which dates from Anglo-Saxon times.
[edit] Demography
Hest Bank's best known building, 'The Hest Bank Hotel' (previously named the Sands Inn), is itself hundreds of years old, and once served as a coaching station for traffic crossing the sands of what is now called Morecambe Bay. The Ordnance Survey Maps still show the Right-of-way across Morecambe Bay from Hest Bank to Grange-over-Sands, and many walkers enjoy guided walks across the bay, which take place from Spring to Autumn, normally every other weekend, tides allowing. The Right-of-Way is not suitable for normal motor vehicles, there being water at around knee-height to cross the outflow from the River Kent.
[edit] Railway line
In 1965 this originally coastal village was the scene of a rail accident on 20 May when a sleeper train from London Euston bound for Glasgow left the rails at 70 mph and collided with the Hest Bank station buildings.[2] No one was seriously injured, although from that time Hest Bank has ceased to serve as a passenger station, its railside platform consequently now lying buried in undergrowth.
[edit] Industry
Today, Hest Bank has several businesses, which include; The Hest Bank Hotel, situated next to the canal, Hest Bank Kennels, Cattery and Dog Training Centre, which comprise the largest Boarding Kennels in the Lancaster area,[citation needed] and numerous shops and B&Bs.
[edit] Community
The village has a primary school: St Lukes Slyne-with-Hest; and tennis, football and bowling clubs.
[edit] People
Notable former residents include Thora Hird.
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Cross Bay Run to Hest Bank by Keith Wilkinson (reporter)
- ITV Local report on Cross Bay Run to Hest Bank
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