St Michael's on Wyre
| St Michael's on Wyre | |
 St Michael's Church, St. Michael's on Wyre |
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  St Michael's on Wyre |
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| OS grid reference | SD462414 |
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| 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 |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Wyre and Preston North |
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Coordinates: 53°51′58″N 2°49′05″W / 53.866°N 2.818°W
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 AD 640. 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 up the River Wyre.
Today
The village has its own pub, car garage, village hall and nearby Myerscough College. 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.[2]
Location
St Michael's on Wyre is situated between Lancaster, Preston and Blackpool.
See also
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wyre Retrieved 2009-08-21
- ↑ "Listed Buildings". Wyre Borough Council. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
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