Starr Gate

Starr Gate
The southern terminus of the Blackpool tramway system at Starr Gate
Starr Gate  Starr Gate shown within Lancashire
Unitary authority	Blackpool
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKPOOL
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Starr Gate is in the South Shore district of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. It is located at the south-western end of Blackpool on the Fylde coast and is adjacent to the Squires Gate district of Blackpool.

The place is named after the spiky "Starr" grass which grows on the local sand hills which are located to the south of Starr Gate.^{[citation needed]} "Gate" ("Geat" in Old English language) simply means "Way" from Old Norse "Gat" - an opening or passage.^{[citation needed]}

Transport

Starr Gate is served by Squires Gate railway station on the Blackpool to Preston line. The southern terminal loop of the Blackpool Tramway is located at Starr Gate, with trams running up the coast into central Blackpool.

Starr Gate is also immediately adjacent to Blackpool International Airport.

In the late 1970s for a short period, a hovercraft provided a transport service to Southport.^{[citation needed]}