Eaves is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, England, six miles north of
Preston. It is part of
the Fylde
The Fylde () is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a square-shaped peninsula, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north, the Ribble estuary to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the foot of the Bowland hills t ...
, a flat area of land between the
Forest of Bowland
The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells and formerly the Chase of Bowland, is an area of gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in north-east Lancashire, England, with a small part in North Yorkshire (however ro ...
and the Lancashire coast. The village has a school, St. Mary and St. Andrew's Catholic Primary School, and a pub,
the Plough at Eaves, which is the oldest in the Fylde. It was originally called the Cheadle Plough Inn.
Eaves is in the
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of
Woodplumpton
Woodplumpton is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England, located north of Preston.
Geography
It is part of the Fylde, a flat area of land between the Forest of Bowland and the Lancashire coast.
Community
The v ...
.
Woodplumpton at GENUKI
/ref>
See also
*Listed buildings in Woodplumpton
Woodplumpton is a civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. It contains 20 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official datab ...
References
External links
Villages in Lancashire
Geography of the City of Preston
The Fylde
{{Lancashire-geo-stub