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Blackpool Old Road
Blackpool Old Road is a street in the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. It runs for about , from Poulton Road and Garstang Road in the south to Queen's Square, Poulton-le-Fylde, Queen's Square and Hardhorn Road to the northeast. It becomes the B5268 road, B5268 when it passes Blackpool Road, which carries the designation to and from that point. Blackpool Old Road was formerly known as Bull Street, named for the Pub, public house (originally called the The Bull, Poulton-le-Fylde, Black Bull) which stands across from Market Place (Poulton-le-Fylde), Market Place. The pub was rebuilt in 1963. As its name suggests, it was the former main route to and from Blackpool, beginning at its junction with Fleetwood Road (a continuation of the B5268), Bispham Road and Poulton Road. Where Poulton Library stands today (at the corner of Blackpool Old Road and Queensway), there was formerly an old thatched cottage named Dudley Hall. The library was opened in 1965.. As part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Place (Poulton-le-Fylde)
Market Place is a Town square, public square in the English market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. Dating to the Middle Ages, it has historically been a site of weekly markets, today taking place on Mondays (except Bank Holiday Monday). It is now mostly used as a Pedestrian zone, shopping precinct, along with the adjacent indoor Teanlowe Centre. It is bounded by the pedestrianised Church Street, Poulton-le-Fylde, Church Street to the north and Blackpool Old Road to the south. A Listed building, Grade II* listed church, St Chad's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde, St Chad's, stands beyond the square's northeastern corner, while in the square's centre is the Poulton-le-Fylde War Memorial, town's war memorial. At its southern end is (in line, from north to south) the whipping post, fish stones, Market Cross, Poulton-le-Fylde, market cross and stocks (each Grade II listed). Other notable buildings and structures in Market Place include (clockwise from the north) 2 Market Place (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
