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Wrea Green
Wrea Green is a village in the Fylde (borough), Fylde borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about 2 miles west of Kirkham, Lancashire, Kirkham. Along with the village of Ribby, it forms the civil parish Ribby-with-Wrea. Wrea Green has approximately 1,600 residents, many of whom work at the nearby Warton Aerodrome 2 miles away, where BAE Systems is a major local employer. Uniquely for the Fylde Coast, Wrea Green, as described by its name, surrounds a large common land space at one side of which is a duck pond, known locally as 'The Dub'. Wrea Green has won "Best kept village, Lancashire's Best Kept Village" award 15 times - 1959, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2012. History A part of the village of Wrea Green existed at the time of the ''Domesday Book'', with the name of Rigbi. Between 1846 and 1961, the village was served by Wrea Green railway station. In 1897 Wrea Green suffered a plague of Old World sparrow, sparrows and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribby-with-Wrea
Ribby-with-Wrea is a civil parish just west of Kirkham, Lancashire, Kirkham, in the Borough of Fylde and ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It had a population of 1,489 in 2001, reducing to 1,373 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes Ribby Hall and the village of Wrea Green. For local government purposes, the parish forms part of Wrea Green with Westby ward. For Westminster elections it is part of the Fylde (UK Parliament constituency), Fylde constituency. Ribby Hall Joseph Hornby, a Kirkham merchant, bought Ribby manor in the north-east of the parish from his uncle Richard Hornby, and built a mansion called Ribby Hall in the 1790s. The Stucco, stuccoed two-storey house has three full-height semicircular bay windows; its north (entrance) front and east (garden) front have seven bays, and a further three-bay wing completes the U-shaped plan. There are various later extensions to the west. The house was designated as Grade II listed in 1967. The grounds have mature woodl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |