Wardleys Pub was a

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

on Wardley's Lane in the civil parish of

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, near the village of Hambleton,

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. The building dated to the 18th century"Fire-damaged riverside pub to be demolished?"
– ''The Garstang Courier'', 30 January, 2012 and occupied a location, on the eastern banks of the

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and beside Wardleys Creek, believed to have been used since

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.Wardleys Lane
– FarrellHeyworth.co.uk Prior to nearby

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's emergence as a harbour, people emigrated to

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from the creek, including aboard the

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-bound ''Six Sisters'' on 3 April 1833.''A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre''
– Nick Moore (2018), p. 120 The harbour's foundation rocks are still visible beneath today's wooden

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. A ferry used to run from Cockle Hall, on the western side of the river, to Wardleys Creek. Parts of the pier are still visible in the marsh in front of where Cockle Hall once stood. In the 1890s, during part of its life as a hotel, it was owned by Thomas Houghton. In the 1950s, R. F. Fyles was the proprietor. It was also a farm during that era, and a fire destroyed its barn in December 1899; the hotel was not affected. After the pub's closure in 2005,''A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre''
– Nick Moore (2018), p. 119 the building fell into disuse and dereliction, during which time it was used as a

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-growing location on its upper floors and a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor. It closed in late 2010 and burned down on 25 April, 2011. It was then demolished,The Wardleys, Hambleton
– ClosedPubs.co.uk and has now been replaced by a dwelling, built by the last owner of the pub.

Gallery

File:Wardleys Creek.png, An aerial view of Wardleys Creek, with the pub at the top of the picture File:Wardley's Creek at Hambleton - geograph.org.uk - 109725.jpg, A view of the pub from Wardleys Creek, looking northwest File:River Wyre from Wardleys - geograph.org.uk - 109723.jpg, Looking northwest from the pub car park across the River Wyre to the ICI works at Thornton and Fleetwood File:England and Scotland 017.jpg, Wardleys Pub viewed from Wyre Estuary Country Park in Stanah, 2007. Looking southeast

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A 19th-century view of the pub. C&S Ales was a brewery in BlackpoolThe River Wyre Ports, Skippool Creek and Wardleys – Poulton, Blackpool & the Fylde Coast
– ''History of Lancs'', John Ellis {{DEFAULTSORT:Wardleys Pub Former pubs in England Buildings and structures in the Borough of Wyre 18th-century establishments in England Defunct hotels in England Buildings and structures demolished in 2011