Lytham St Annes, United Kingdom
Lytham St Annes is a town of 42,695 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Lytham St Annes
Townapedia lists 16 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 131 places to eat, 29 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include The Island Cinema, Lytham Hall, Lifeboat Memorial, Lytham and Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Course.
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About Lytham St Annes
Lytham St Annes () is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. It is located on the Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool, on the Ribble Estuary. The population of the built-up area at the 2021 census was 42,695.
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Things to do2
Museums and landmarks16
Lytham Hall
Museum · 0.8 mi
Grade I listed English country house and museum in Lancashire, England, UK
Lifeboat Memorial, Lytham
Monument and historic site · 0.9 mi
Memorial in Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK
Lifeboat Monument, St Annes
Monument and historic site · 1.6 mi
Monument to lifeboat crews on South Promenade, St Annes, Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK
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Parks, trails and playgrounds20
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Restaurants and cafes131
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Restaurant · Chinese
88 Woodlands Road, Lytham St Annes
Tu-Th,Su 17:30-23:00, Fr,Sa 17:30-24:00
Allegria Restaurant
Restaurant · Italian · 1.5 mi
27 St Annes Road West, Lytham St Annes
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History
The area is known to have been populated during the Bronze Age and scattered hamlets have existed there ever since, including a village called Kilgrimol or Kilgrimhow; this is believed to have been founded in around 900 AD by Vikings expelled from Dublin. The area including the Fylde was known in Anglo-Saxon and medieval times as Amounderness. Lytham is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Lidun. In 1199, Richard Fitzroger gave his Lytham estates (then known as Lethun) to the Benedictine monks of Durham. The monks established a priory (although it was really too small to be called that as it comprised three or four monks only) on the site of the present Lytham Hall. The priory existed until 1539; in 1540, the monastery at Durham was dissolved and the Crown became Lord of the Manor.
The manor of Lytham passed through several owners when, in 1606, it was sold to Cuthbert Clifton for £4,300. Clifton enlarged the manor house and made it the family seat. The house was replaced in 1757 with the present Lytham Hall, designed by architect John Carr of York. At this time St Annes did not exist, but Lytham was large enough to be called a town, with its own promenade and a reputation as a resort.
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Northwards along the coast from Lytham, within the Clifton estates, were mostly sand dunes. The only habitations were the tiny hamlet of Heyhouses and the rural Trawl Boat Inn; a name resurrected in recent times for a public house in Wood Street in St Annes, opened by Wetherspoons. In 1873, the Cliftons built a Chapel of Ease dedicated to St Anne in this area, to encourage better religious observance, as most inhabitants found the long journey to St Cuthbert's in Lytham too onerous; this became the parish church of St. Anne's. At the time it was built the church had no tower. On 14 October 1874, the St Anne's-on-the-Sea Land and Building Company Ltd was registered, mainly at the instigation of Elijah Hargreaves, a wealthy Lancashire mill owner from Rawtenstall, whose intention was to develop the area as a resort.
The land of St Annes was leased from the Clifton estate for 999 years, although the lease still gave the Cliftons the right to kill game on the land for this period. Building rapidly commenced with the St Anne's Hotel (built in 1875, since demolished), the Hydro Terrace, which later became St Annes Square, and the railway station being among the first buildings. A separate company was formed to finance the construction of the pier, which was opened on 15 June 1885. At that time the main channel of the River Ribble ran by the end of the pier, and boats would bring people in from Lytham and Southport. The Ribble Navigation and Preston Dock Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. cxv), which came into force in 1889, was intended to stabilise the often silted River Ribble to allow a steady trade into Preston docks. However, this work moved the main channel much further out and left St Annes Pier on flat sandbanks, where no ships could dock. In June 1910 the Floral Hall was opened at the end of the pier. It was a popular attraction and stars including Gracie Fields, Leslie Henson and Claude Hulbert performed there. Lytham and St Annes were consolidated in 1922. In 1974, a major fire seriously damaged the hall; it was restored to some extent, but ended up being used as a skatepark (skateboards) before another fire in July 1982 destroyed it. About half of the pier was then demolished to make the beach safe to use.
The Lytham St Annes Civic Society operates a local blue plaque scheme. These commemorate historic buildings and residents, including Sir John Alcock and George Formby.
The 2012 Olympic torch relay passed through St Annes, Fairhaven and Lytham before continuing onto nearby Warton and Freckleton.
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Arts and culture
A series of public artworks were commissioned as improvement works to The Square for Saint-Annes-on-the-Sea including a mosaic by artist Gary Drostle in 2005.
Notable musicians, actors and entertainers who were born or live(d) in Lytham St Annes include entertainer George Formby; comedians Les Dawson, Bobby Ball, Roy Walker and Jenny Eclair; actors Stephen Tompkinson, Jonas Armstrong, Ian Anderson, Dean Lennox Kelly and Craig Kelly; composer Peter Dickinson; and guitarist Mario Parga.
Lytham Beer Festival has been held annually in September since 2007, although this was moved to October in 2012. It is organised by the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre branch of CAMRA and offers a choice of around 90 real ales as well as a selection of ciders and foreign bottled beers.
Lytham Green sees an annual five-day musical festival branded as the Lytham Festival and operated by Cuffe & Taylor, part of Live Nation UK. Live performances on the promenade first began under the name "Lytham Proms" in 1999. In 2009, Daniel Cuffe and Peter Taylor took over operation of festivals on the green with a one-night concert by English soprano singer Lesley Garrett. The festival has since seen a variety of leading bands and musicians including The Human League, Madness, Nile Rodgers & Chic, The Human League, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, The Human League, Duran Duran and Tears for Fears.
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Notable people from Lytham St Annes
Chris DaviesBritish Liberal Democrat politicianPhoto: Andy Mabbett, CC BY-SA 3.0
William StanleyEnglish knightPhoto: Rs-nourse, CC BY-SA 3.0
Aidan NicholsBritish theologian and Dominican priestPhoto: Me, CC BY-SA 4.0
Robin Butler, Baron Butler of BrockwellBritish civil servant (born 1938)Photo: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0
Alan Roy KingBritish linguistPhoto: Diana Landaverde-Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0- Steve BarclayBritish politician
- Arnold LeeseBritish politician (1878-1956)
- Ann CryerBritish politician (born 1939)
- Michael RobertsBritish historian of early modern Sweden (1908–1997)
- Henry CameronFootballer (born 1997)
- Craig KellyBritish actor
- Sally GreenEnglish author
Born in Lytham St Annes, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay29
Churches and places of worship21
The White Church
Church · United Reformed · 0.4 mi
22a Clifton Drive, Lytham St Annes
Shopping12
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School
School · Anglican · 1.4 mi
Clarendon Road, Lytham St Annes
Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School · Anglican · 1.5 mi
Park View Road, Lytham St Annes
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
School · Roman Catholic · 1.1 mi
Kenilworth Road, Lytham St Annes
St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
School · Anglican · 1.1 mi
St Thomas' Road, Lytham St Annes
Healthcare9
St Annes Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.3 mi
46 St Alban's Road, Lytham St Annes
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Getting there and nearby towns
Blackpool Airport (BLK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 miles away.
- Blackpool 6 mi northwest, about 9 min by car
- Poulton-le-Fylde 6 mi north, about 10 min by car
- Southport 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Fylde 7 mi northeast, about 11 min by car
- Thornton-Cleveleys 9 mi north, about 15 min by car
- Cleveleys 9 mi north, about 15 min by car
- Preston 12 mi east, about 19 min by car
- Fleetwood 13 mi north, about 20 min by car
- Leyland 13 mi east, about 21 min by car
- Ormskirk 13 mi south, about 21 min by car
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Photo credits
- Lytham Hall - panoramio, Michael D Beckwith, CC BY 3.0
- Lytham memorial to RNLI lifeboat Laura Janet 1886, Keithworden, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Annes Lifeboat Memorial, Ray Hindle, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church, Lytham - DSC07150, Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Anne's Church, St Annes, Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lancashire, LYTHAM ST ANNE, FairhavenUnited Reformed Church (Patrick Baldwin) (38699419741), The National Churches Trust, CC BY 2.0
- Beach, Fairhaven Lake (136606674), Andy Hay, CC BY 2.0
- Street-level photo, tonys999, CC BY-SA 4.0
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