Salwick is a village between
Kirkham and
Preston in
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, England. The village is largely rural and is an extension of the smaller
Clifton
Clifton may refer to:
People
*Clifton (surname)
*Clifton (given name)
Places
Australia
* Clifton, Queensland, a town
**Shire of Clifton
*Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong
*Clifton, Western Australia
Canada
*Clifton, Nova Scotia ...
to the south. It is in the
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
of
Fylde, and in the Parliamentary Constituency of
Fylde, and forms part of the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Newton-with-Clifton
Newton-with-Clifton is a civil parish in the Borough of Fylde and ceremonial county of Lancashire in England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north ...
. It is at , and is served by
Salwick railway station
Salwick railway station is situated on the -to-Blackpool railway line in England, west of Preston, and is managed by Northern. The station lies between Preston and Kirkham, near the village of Clifton.
The station was closed on 2 May 1938 alo ...
.
The area of "Clifton With Salwick" was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond in the
Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
.
The etymology of Salwick is unclear. The "wick" may come from
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
''wic'', meaning an earlier Romano-British settlement specialised in farming; but the "Sal(w)" element is unclear.
Salwick is the home of the
Springfields
Springfields is a nuclear fuel production installation in Salwick, near Preston in Lancashire, England (). The site is currently operated by Springfields Fuels Limited, under the management of Westinghouse Electric UK Limited, on a 150-year l ...
nuclear fuel manufacturing plant operated by
Westinghouse Electric Company
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, which dominates the village.
In November 2021 a poultry farm near Salwick was the location for an outbreak of Bird Flu (
Avian influenza
Avian influenza, known informally as avian flu or bird flu, is a variety of influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds. H5N1). Temporary control zones spanning and around the property were set up, spanning from
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
to
Fulwood.
[ ]
File:A_view_of_Salwick_with_the_Trough_of_Bowland_in_the_background._Photograph_by_Brian_Young_2011.jpg, Rural view of Salwick
File:The_Hand_and_Dagger_alongside_the_Lancaster_Canal._Photograph_by_Brian_Young_2011.jpg, Hand and Dagger pub alongside the Lancaster Canal
See also
*
Listed buildings in Newton-with-Clifton
Newton-with-Clifton is a civil parish in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. It contains 15 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed at Grade I ...
References
External links
Genealogy of Salwick
Villages in Lancashire
Geography of the Borough of Fylde
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