Why visit Fylde
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cartford Bridge, Shard Bridge, Poulton-le-Fylde War Memorial and Jean Stansfield Memorial Park.
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About Fylde
The Fylde () is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a 13-mile-long (21-kilometre) square-shaped peninsula, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north, the Ribble estuary to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the foot of the Bowland hills to the east which approximates to a section of the M6 motorway and West Coast Main Line.
From the Wikipedia article The Fylde (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks1
Poulton-le-Fylde War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 3.2 mi
War memorial in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Jean Stansfield Memorial Park
Park · 3.1 mi
Public park in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England
Restaurants and cafes6
More about Fylde
Geography
It is a flat, alluvial plain, parts of which have deposits of and were once dug for peat. The River Wyre meanders across the Fylde from Garstang on the eastern edge, westwards towards Poulton and then northwards to the sea at Fleetwood. The area north and east of the tidal Wyre, known as Over Wyre, is the more rural side of the river. The Fylde is roughly trisected by the M55 motorway and A586 road.
The west coast is almost entirely urban, containing the towns of Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Blackpool, St Annes and Lytham; with Thornton, Carleton and Poulton-le-Fylde not far inland. This area forms the Blackpool Urban Area. The central southern part of the Fylde includes the smaller towns of Kirkham and Wesham. The rest of the Fylde is rural, containing villages that include Freckleton, Warton, Wrea Green, Great Eccleston, Hambleton, Knott End and Pilling.
From the Wikipedia article The Fylde, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Fylde
- Joy Liebertcricketer (1914-1999)
Born in Fylde, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship6
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School · Anglican · 1.0 mi
Church Road, Poulton-le-Fylde
Map of Fylde
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Getting there and nearby towns
Blackpool Airport (BLK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Poulton-le-Fylde 3 mi west, about 4 min by car
- Thornton-Cleveleys 5 mi northwest, about 8 min by car
- Blackpool 6 mi west, about 9 min by car
- Cleveleys 6 mi northwest, about 9 min by car
- Fleetwood 7 mi northwest, about 12 min by car
- Preston 10 mi southeast, about 16 min by car
- Leyland 13 mi southeast, about 21 min by car
- Southport 14 mi south, about 22 min by car
- Clayton-le-Woods 14 mi southeast, about 22 min by car
- Heysham 15 mi north, about 23 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Cartford Bridge 2018, Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Christ Church, Wesham, Martin Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St John's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde, Belovedfreak, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Chad's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde from south, Belovedfreak, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Weeton Church, Martin Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Malt Kiln Farmhouse, Seasider53, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Anne's Church, Singleton, james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, emr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, emr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, emr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, emr, CC BY-SA 4.0
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