Freckleton
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FRECKLETON, a township-chapelry in Kirkham parish, Lancashire; near Naze Point, on the estuary of the Ribble, 2½ miles SSE of Kirkham r. station, and 7½ W of Preston. It has a post office under Preston. Acres, 2,659; of which 885 are water. Pop., 879. Houses, 188. A manufacture of sacks and sailcloth, which had been extensively carried on, was recently discontinued. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the p. curacy of Warton, in the diocese of Manchester. The church was built in 1838. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels, and a national school.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Kirkham and St. Annes libraries.Bibliography
The following books contain useful information about the history of Freckleton and the surrounding area.- The History of Freckleton by Peter Shakeshaft. ISBN I-85936-084-X
Cemeteries
- Holy Trinity, Lytham Road, Church of England
- Graveyard, Lower Lane, Society of Friends
- The Quaker Burial Ground in Lower Lane, Freckleton, between Freckleton and Kirkham, has only one gravestone in it.
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Freckleton.Church History
Church Records
- Holy Trinity, Lytham Road, Church of England
- Preston Old Rd, Primitive Methodist
- School Lane, Society of Friends
- Graveyard, Lower Lane, Society of Friends
- Kirkham Rd, Wesleyan Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Freckleton area is Blackpool & Fylde.Description and Travel
Local information about the village of Freckleton.Gazetteers
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In 1835 Freckleton was a township in the parish of Kirkham.Information about boundaries and administrative areas is available from A Vision of Britain through time.
Maps
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