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Lea, Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°46′26″N 2°47′42″W / 53.774°N 2.795°W / 53.774; -2.795
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Lea
Navigation weir on Savick Brook
Lea is located in the City of Preston district
Lea
Lea
Lea Town shown within the City of Preston district
Lea is located in the Fylde
Lea
Lea
Lea Town shown on the Fylde
Lea is located in Lancashire
Lea
Lea
Location within Lancashire
Population5,962 (2001)
OS grid referenceSD476311
Civil parish
  • Lea
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR2, PR4
Dialling code01772
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°46′26″N 2°47′42″W / 53.774°N 2.795°W / 53.774; -2.795
Civil parishes in the City of Preston

Lea (/ˈliːə/ LEE-ə), Cottam, and Lea Town are villages in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. Together they form the civil parish of Lea and Cottam,[1] which has a population of 5,962.[2] In 2011, the population increased to 6,157.[3]

Geography

Lea is the name given to two areas of the western extremities of Preston; Lea Town (a village, despite its name) on the Fylde border, which had a population of 291 in 2011,[4] and the suburban sprawl of Lea along the Blackpool Road through the city.

Lea Town and Lea were called English Lea and French Lea in the 11th to 13th centuries; "French" because there was a Norman landowner.[5]

Cottam is a former farming community now almost entirely consisting of new build housing.

Governance

The area is represented by Lea and Cottam Parish Council.

Lea and Cottam form part of both the Lea & Larches and Ingol & Cottam wards of Preston City Council, both of which elect three councillors.

The area is part of the Preston West division on Lancashire County Council which elects one councillor every four years.

From the 2024 General Election, the area is also part of Preston parliamentary constituency, having previously been part of the Fylde constituency.

Demography

From the last census, in 2001, over 83% of the population regarded themselves as Christian, whilst the figure of 11.5% for retired people is one of the highest in the city.

Religion

There are several churches in Lea including Lea Methodist and St. Christopher's. St. Christopher's is home to 2nd Lea Scout Group.

The Roman Catholic Churches of St Andrew & Blessed George Haydock and St Mary's are located in Cottam and Lea Town respectively.

History

The parish of Lea was formed on 1 April 1934[6] from part of the former parish of Lea Ashton Ingol and Cottam, which was formed in 1866.[7] Lea parish was part of Preston Rural District until its abolition in 1974.[8] In 1974 the parish became part of the Borough of Preston, which became a city in 2002.

The area was served by Lea Road railway station between 1840 and 1938.

Notable people

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Home - Lea and Cottam Parish Council".
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Preston Retrieved 27 July 2010
  3. ^ "Lea - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Lea - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. ^ Watts, Victor (2004). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-521-36209-2.
  6. ^ Lea CP, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014
  7. ^ Lea Ashton Ingol and Cottam Tn/CP, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014
  8. ^ Preston RD, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014
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