Great Eccleston
Great Eccleston is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. The village, part of the Fylde coast plain, lies to the south of the River Wyre and the A586 road, approximately 10 miles upstream from Fleetwood.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Michael’s Church and Church of St Peter.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is an Anglican church in the village of St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, England. It is a typical late Medieval church and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 2 miles southeast of Great Eccleston.
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 2½ miles southeast of Great Eccleston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catforth.
Catforth
Village
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 southeast of Great Eccleston.
Great Eccleston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wyre District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.8539° or 53° 51′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.8598° or 2° 51′ 35″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C5VV43R+H3GeoNames ID
7298033
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