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St Michael's on Wyre
St Michael's on Wyre
	St Michael's Church, St Michael's on Wyre
	St Michael's on Wyre Shown within Wyre Borough St Michael's on Wyre Shown on the Fylde St Michael's on Wyre Location within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD462414
Civil parish	Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre;
District	Wyre;
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°49′05″W / 53.866°N 2.818°W

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St Michael's on Wyre is a village on the Fylde, in the Borough of Wyre, in Lancashire, England; it lies on the River Wyre. The village is centred on the church of St Michael's which was founded before 640 CE. It is in the civil parish of Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre, which had a population in 2001 of 604.^[1] For later counts see the Civil parish.

History

In 1835 the parish of St Michael's contained the townships of Out Rawcliffe, Upper Rawcliffe, Elswick, Great Eccleston, Inskip-with-Sowerby, Newsham and Woodplumpton.

In 1984, 16 people were killed in the Abbeystead disaster, during a visit by a party from St Michael's to a waterworks 10 miles (16 kilometres) up the River Wyre.

Following severe flooding in 2015 which resulted in the evacuation of the villagers, Prince Harry visited the village to meet with residents affected and reopen the refurbished village hall.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

In January 2023, a local woman Nicola Bulley went missing near the village. This incident attracted widespread news interest.^[6]^[7]

Today

Despite its small size, the village has its own pub, car garage, school, village hall, tennis club, bowling club and nearby Myerscough College.^[8] The parish church of St Michael is the village's most prominent landmark. The nave and chancel date from the 14th century, and the tower from the 16th. It is one of only two Grade I listed buildings in the Borough of Wyre.^[9]

There is a post office within the village hall.

Location

St Michael's on Wyre is situated between Lancaster, Preston and Blackpool.

Transport

St Michael's microlight airfield is located just over one mile (1.5 kilometres) southeast of the village, south of St Michael's Road. It has three grass runways, and its airport code is GB-0398.^[10] It is the home of Northern Microlight School, which was founded in 1982.^[11] Elizabeth II visited the airfield in May 2015.^[12]

References

^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wyre Retrieved 2009-08-21
^ "Lancashire families are being evacuated as floods caused by Storm Eva threaten havoc again". The Independent. 26 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Prince Harry returns to village flooded by 2015 storm". ITV News. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Widespread flood alerts remain in force". BBC News. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Prince hears flood victims' stories". BBC News. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ Jagger, Samantha; Hirst, Lauren (3 February 2023). "Nicola Bulley: Missing mother fell in river, police believe". BBC News. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ Spring, Marianna (18 February 2023). "Why TikTok sleuths descended on Nicola Bulley's village". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ "Spotlight on - St. Michaels-on-Wyre". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Listed Buildings". Wyre Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
^ St Michael's - UK Airfield Guide
^ Northern Microlight School's official website
^ The Queen visits St Michael's Airfield. God save the Queen., retrieved 16 September 2022

External links

St Michael's Village Hall

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[1] Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wyre Retrieved 2009-08-21

[2] "Lancashire families are being evacuated as floods caused by Storm Eva threaten havoc again". The Independent. 26 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[3] "Prince Harry returns to village flooded by 2015 storm". ITV News. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[4] "Widespread flood alerts remain in force". BBC News. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[5] "Prince hears flood victims' stories". BBC News. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[BBC_64515347-6] Jagger, Samantha; Hirst, Lauren (3 February 2023). "Nicola Bulley: Missing mother fell in river, police believe". BBC News. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[Spring-7] Spring, Marianna (18 February 2023). "Why TikTok sleuths descended on Nicola Bulley's village". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[8] "Spotlight on - St. Michaels-on-Wyre". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[WBC-9] "Listed Buildings". Wyre Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

[10] St Michael's - UK Airfield Guide

[11] Northern Microlight School's official website

[12] The Queen visits St Michael's Airfield. God save the Queen., retrieved 16 September 2022

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