Shireshead
Shireshead is a hamlet near Forton, Lancashire. It includes an Anglican church, St James', which was designed by the Leeds-based architectural firm Kelly & Birchall and built in 1887–90.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Wyresdale Park and St Peter’s Church, Scorton.
Wyresdale Park
Manor estate
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Wyresdale Park is an English country house and licensed wedding ceremony venue located within the Forest of Bowland, to the northeast of Scorton, Lancashire, England.
St Peter’s Church, Scorton
Church
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St Peter's Church is in the village of Scorton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Garstang, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. St Peter’s Church, Scorton is situated 1½ miles south of Shireshead.
St Mark’s Church
Church
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St Mark's Church is in the village of Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. St Mark’s Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Shireshead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galgate and Oakenclough.
Galgate
Village
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Galgate is a village in the City of Lancaster, just south of Lancaster University, and about 3 miles south of Lancaster itself in the English county of Lancashire. Galgate is situated 3 miles north of Shireshead.
Oakenclough
Hamlet
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Oakenclough is an English hamlet located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. Oakenclough is a small and scattered community, which appears to have developed largely as a result of a paper mill being sited here to make use of the water power available from the swiftly flowing River Calder. Oakenclough is situated 3 miles southeast of Shireshead.
Ellel
Village
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Ellel is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It had a population of 4,895 in 2011, up from 2,521 in 2001 The parish includes the villages of Bay Horse, Galgate and Hampson Green, and part of Dolphinholme. Ellel is situated 3 miles north of Shireshead.
Shireshead
- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in Lancashire, England, UK
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Forton, Wyre District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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