Elswick

Elswick is a rural village and civil parish on the Fylde peninsula of Lancashire, England. Population estimates for 2024 were 1,151. At the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Elswick was a small agricultural community in the hundred of Amounderness.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Anne’s Church and Inskip Transmitting Station.

St Anne’s Church

Church

Photo: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Anne's Church is an active Anglican parish church located on Church Road in Singleton, Lancashire, England. It is in the deanery of Poulton, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the Diocese of Blackburn. St Anne’s Church is situated 2 miles west of Elswick.

Inskip Transmitting Station

Military installation

Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal Naval Air Station Inskip was a Royal Navy Naval Air Station near the village of Inskip in Lancashire, England. The city of Preston lies approximately 6 miles to the south east. Inskip Transmitting Station is situated 2 miles east of Elswick.

Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Peter is situated 2½ miles east of Elswick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkham and Catforth.

Kirkham

Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkham is a small town and civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. Kirkham has 20 heritage listed buildings. Many of the buildings in the town centre date from the Georgian and Victorian eras.

Catforth

Village

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Catforth is a village in the English civil parish of Woodplumpton and the City of Preston district, in Lancashire, England. There is a village hall and the now-closed pub, The Running Pump, is situated on Catforth Road, which is the village's main road. Catforth is situated 4 miles east of Elswick.

Elswick

Type: Locality
Location: Fylde District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.8362° or 53° 50′ 10″ north

Longitude

-2.8816° or 2° 52′ 54″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

9C5VR4P9+F9

GeoNames ID

7293825

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