Warton, Fylde
Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 2°54′40″W / 53.7500°N 2.9110°W
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| OS grid reference | SD412285 |
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| Civil parish | Bryning-with-Warton |
| District | Fylde |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR4 |
| Dialling code | 01772 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Fylde |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Warton is a village on the Fylde in Lancashire, England.
The village is about six miles west of Preston and eight miles south east of Blackpool. It is located on the banks of the River Ribble, close to its entry into the Irish Sea. It is best known for its airfield, BAE Warton and the associated aircraft manufacturing plant of BAE Systems Military Air Solutions. The village is part of the borough of Fylde.
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[edit] History
In 1835 Warton was a township in the parish of Kirkham. For probate purposes, prior to 1858, Warton was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester.
In his 1870 Gazeteer, Wilson reports that the chapelry of Warton also included the Freckleton township, and comprised 6,598 acres, with a population 1,325 and 270 houses. The property is described as being "much subdivided". Cotton spinning and the manufacture of sacking, sailcloth, and cordage were the main occupations. The living was a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester with a value of £350, the patron being Christchurch in Oxford.
There were two churches, both described as "good". There were also two Methodist chapels.[1]
One of the last sunk post mills in England was situated at the end of Mill Lane.[2]
[edit] St Paul's Church
The church of St Paul (formerly Holy Trinity)[1], located on Church Road, was built in 1722 and consecrated in 1725. Originally built as a chapel of ease to Kirkham, it eventualy became a parish church with its own vicar.[3]
The present vicar is Mike Hartley. 2011 saw the 125th Anniversary of the present church which was built in 1886. A selection of celebratory events took place over the weekend of 25 and 26 June 2011, including an organ recital.
[edit] Parish council
Bryning-with-Warton Parish Council is one of fifteen such councils that serves the Borough of Fylde.[4]
[edit] Education
Bryning-with-Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary School is located on Lytham Road (A584). St Paul's was established in 1821 and is a Voluntary Aided Church of England primary school.[5] Holy Family Catholic Primary School is also located on Lytham Road.[6]
[edit] Sport
Warton is home to AFC Fylde who are a football club currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Their ground, Kellamergh Park, is located on Bryning Lane.
The rugby union club, BAE Warton Rugby, plays at Bank Lane sports ground in the village.
[edit] References
- ^ John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)]
- ^ "Extract from a newspaper articlte article on windmills, in the "Preston Guardian" by Mr. T. Harrison Myers, 1914" at amounderness.co.uk/warton
- ^ Porter, J. MRCS, LSA (1878) History of the Fylde of Lancashire, Fleetwood and Blackpool, W. Porter and Sons Publisher, Chapter III - Ecclesiastical History (continued).
- ^ "Parish Councils". Fylde Borough Council. http://www.fylde.gov.uk/Category.aspx?cat=1288. Retrieved 2008-10-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Bryning with Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary School". bbc.co.uk. 6 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/primary_schools/html/888_3552.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton". bbc.co.uk. 6 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/primary_schools/html/888_3616.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
[edit] External links
[edit] External links
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