Kirkham aka Kirkam-in-

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is a

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and

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in the

Borough of Fylde The Borough of Fylde is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lancashire, England. It covers part of the Fylde plain, after which it is named. The council's headquar ...

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, England, midway between

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...

and Preston and adjacent to the town of Wesham. It owes its existence to Carr Hill upon which it was built and which was the location of a

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. At the census of 2011, it had a population 3,304 (Kirkham South) plus 3,890 (Kirkham North), giving a total of 7,194. By the census of 2021 the total had risen to 3,217 (Kirkham South) plus 4,666 (Kirkham North), giving a total of 7,883.

History

In his 1878 ''History of the Fylde of Lancashire'', John Porter described Kirkham as ".. probably the earliest inhabited locality in the Fylde district."Porter, J. MRCS, LSA (1878
''History of the Fylde of Lancashire''
Fleetwood and Blackpool, W. Porter and Sons Publisher, Chapter XII – The Parish of Kirkham. Remains found at Carleton in the 1970s of an elk with two harpoons embedded suggest that the Fylde was inhabited as long ago as 8,000 BC.Singleton, F. J. (1980), ''Kirkham – A Short History'', Kirkham & District Local History Society. The town is pre-Roman in its origin with a name originating from the Danish ''kirk'' (church) and ''-ham'' (

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for settlement, or "home"). The town owes its existence to Carr Hill upon which it was built and which was the location of a

. It appears in the

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of 1086 under the name of ''Chicheham'' and is described as lying on the Roman road between

Ribchester Ribchester () is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Ribble, northwest of Blackburn and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. The village has a long history w ...

(

Bremetennacum Bremetennacum, (), or Bremetennacum Veteranorum, was a Roman Britain, Roman castra, fort on the site of the present day village of Ribchester in Lancashire, England (). (Misspellings in ancient geographical texts include ''Bremetonnacum'', ''Brem ...

) and the

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. The town's market charter was granted in 1269–70 by King Henry III. In the 15th and 16th centuries Kirkham remained a small

. But from the late 17th century the town grew into a thriving textile centre. From 1830

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was being woven in cottages in the town and later at the

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, built in 1861 by John Birley.

Kirkham Grammar School Kirkham Grammar School is a selective, co-educational private day and boarding school in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. It was founded in 1549. Its roots can be traced back to the chantry school attached to St Michael's Church in the 13th c ...

was founded in 1549 but the original building no longer exists. In 1792 a Roman

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shield boss was discovered by local schoolmaster John Willacy, in the Dow Brook, in Mill Hill Field. Willacy sold the shield to a Scotsman, but it found its way to the

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collection in

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and from there to the

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. The oval shield, about in diameter, bore the representation of a human figure, seated, with an eagle to the left and an athlete at the side.

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took place at Carr Hill in Kirkham in March 1852 and again in March 1853. Point-to-point races were still being staged at Thornley-with-Wheatley, near Preston, by the Kirkham Hunt in the 20th century, including a meeting on Friday 6 April 1900. Races at Carr Hill continued up to the start of World War II, but it is uncertain whether they began again after the War had ended. In 1887 a memorial was erected, at Town End, to commemorate the

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. The memorial was later moved to a site adjacent to the

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. Looms ran in the town from about 1850 until 2003. At one time the town had eleven mills, the last to be built being Progress Mill in 1915. On the lower part of Station Road "The Last Loom" of Kirkham is on permanent public display. This loom, a cross-rod type from the 1920s, with the use of tappets at the side, could produce an extensive range of fabrics including velvets,

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s and

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. In 1925, Church Street became the subject of a pencil on paper drawing by

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artist

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In his later "A Lancashire Village, 1935" he painted the scene again, but with a wider street full of people and a house in front of the church. Due to an expansion of secondary education after the

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, Carr Hill

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(now part of an academy trust), was built in 1957 on the site of Carr Hill House and a former

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. It was officially opened in 1958 by the

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. Several housing developments have been built on the edge of the town since the late 20th century.

Governance

The

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for Kirkham is elected as a parish council, which has six elected councillors and operates under the name "Kirkham Town Council". The council manages local services such as

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, community spaces, planning permission and council tax among others. The

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councillor is Stewart Jones. In the 2023 local elections the three Fylde Council seats were won by Edward Collins, Damian Buckley and Paul Hodgson (all Independent).

Regeneration

In 2022 Fylde Borough Council purchased Grade II listed "Hillside" on Preston Street and the former

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on Poulton Street, as part of the town's £10m regeneration plan, Kirkham Futures. "Hillside" was a former restaurant and popular wedding venue, but both buildings had been empty for some years. The former bank, which was originally a Charity Girls School dating back to 1860, was hoped to be converted into a community cinema, but it was later decided to convert it to a hospitality venue. Kirkham Futures is a four-year plan, led by Fylde Council's regeneration team, in partnership with

and Kirkham Town Council, which will use a £6.3m grant from the Government's Future High Streets Fund (FHSF). In January 2023, the town's Market Square closed for up to 52 weeks for town centre improvements to be carried out. The Phase 1 Public Realm works for Kirkham will replace existing public realm and infrastructure, such as street furniture, in the area of Market Square and Poulton Street. Included in the contract is a five-year maintenance and repair commitment by the contractor, after which such upkeep would be included in existing revenue budgets. A lighting scheme to be implemented in Market Square will be maintained and repaired within the existing revenue budget provision. The contract was awarded to Eric Wright Civil Engineering Ltd following a successful procurement exercise. In 2023 and 2024 a cooperative partnership funded a programme of events inspired by the former Roman presence in Kirkham and Wesham, allowing the community to participate in art and archaeology projects. Activities included a community archaeology project, a high street mural and a heritage-inspired art and lantern festival. The improvement of the Market Square, following the £9.5M town centre regeneration plan, was completed in August 2024 and a ban on parking was introduced by

. All on-street and off-street parking in the town is free and the council noted there were "ample" alternatives to the square, including the car parks at Eagles Court and Mill Street. The ban excluded vehicles needing access for the market and events.

Education

Kirkham has two secondary schools: Carr Hill High School a mixed

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, and

, an independent school. Feeding into these two schools are the primary schools of Kirkham: Kirkham and Wesham Primary School, Kirkham Grammar Junior School, St John the Evangelist (also known as "The Willows") Catholic Primary School and Kirkham St Michael's C of E Primary School. Additionally, Pear Tree School offers

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for children and young people, aged 2-19, with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties.

Churches

The

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parish church is St Michael's whose minister is Fr Richard Dashwood. The

on Poulton Street is a Grade II

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and is an early example of the work of the architectural practice of Briggs & Wolstenholme. It has a "massing and prominent spire rising from a tall tower" and was built in 1896. In 1995 a large single-storey rear extension, including a basement, was built to accommodate a youth centre, meeting rooms, kitchen and toilets. In about 2000 the vestibule was extended forward to the same level as the balcony above. There is also a

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church –

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, built in 1845, but known locally as "The Willows" – on the Ribby Road, and a

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church on Nelson Street. Zion (Independent) Chapel was founded in 1818. Although the church has long since been demolished, the graveyard remains. Now associated with Kirkham United Reformed Church, but adjacent to the Manse Nursing Home in the centre of the town, this unusual isolated burial-ground is still well maintained.

Location and amenities

Kirkham lies at the centre of a relatively rich agricultural area. By the mid 18th century, however, the manufacture of

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and the

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-weaving industry had become well established in the town. By 1876 there were several factories employing almost 1,000 workers in the cotton and other industries and by the end of the century the town had grown considerably in importance.

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was opened in 1840 as "Kirkham Station", when the

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opened its line to

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. South of the town is Kirkham Prison, an open prison built on part of the site of the

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base which closed in 1957. The small library located on Station Road has been open since 1939 and has recently reopened following a major refurbishment. Kirkham 008

Kirkham

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, an annual gala, is held in early June, jointly with Wesham. The day involves the various churches and their chosen "Rose Queens", together with biblical tableau floats, civic dignitaries and brass bands, walking in procession through the town in the morning. The town's

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is located in a small memorial garden on Barnfield. The St George Hotel was situated at the bottom on Station Road, at Town End, but closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2012 to make way for a block of flats.

Media

Local news and television programmes are provided by

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and

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. Television signals are received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter. Local radio stations are

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, Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire and Central Radio North West, a community based station which broadcast from Preston. The town is served by its own free newspaper, the ''Kirkham and Wesham Advertiser''. Both the ''

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'' and the ''

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'' cover Kirkham news, as does the weekly ''Kirkham and Fylde Express''.

Sport

Kirkham Swimming Baths, erected in 1914 by the bequest of William Segar Hodgson J.P. served Kirkham as a public swimming pool for over a century. In February 2008 a campaign was initiated to save the baths from closure which included a public march through Kirkham and Wesham attended by some 3,000 local supporters A local action group was subsequently formed to organise the longer term survival of the baths, and was successful in presenting a business plan to Fylde Borough Council. The baths, were run by the

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, having been re-branded as "Rural Splash", but closed permanently after suffering significant structural damage caused by

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in December 2021. In December 2024 it was announced that CIC Wave Reach had withdrawn from its role in acquiring and operating Kirkham Pool. On 30 January 2025, Fylde Borough Council approved plans to acquire the pool for the nominal sum of £1. The town's

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club is

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. The club was known as Kirkham and Wesham F.C until the end of the 2007–08 season, and was formed by the amalgamation of Kirkham Town F.C. and Wesham F.C. The change of name to AFC Fylde was made to try to encourage a broader fan-base from across the Fylde coast. AFC Fylde is currently based north of Wesham on the Mill Farm complex and plays in the

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. The team won the

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in the 2007–08 season, beating Lowestoft Town in the final at

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on 11 May 2008. They were also promoted to the

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Premier Division after finishing second in Division Two. In 2008–09 they were North West Counties Football League champions and so won promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One North. In May 2022 the British Lawn Mower Racing Association staged a meeting at Sunfield Farm, off Freckleton Road, to help to raise money for the people of Ukraine.

Twin towns

Kirkham is twinned with both

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, France and

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, a

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town in

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district, northern

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which is situated in the

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in Germany. Kirkham has an active Twinning Association and has regular contact with both Ancenis and Bad Brückenau.

Places of interest

Kirkham currently has 20

s, one of them being Grade II* and the rest being Grade II. Many of the buildings in the town centre date from the Georgian and

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s. * St Michaels Church, Kirkham, Church Street *Kirkham

, Poulton Street *Kirkham Windmill - Dowbridge, now a private residence *

R.C Church (known locally as the Willows Church) *Ash Tree House - formerly a house, built c.1765, Church Street, is a Grade II

and is now a

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References

External links

A comprehensive history of Kirkham

Historic Town Assessment Report (Archaeological and Historical Report)

Roman Roads in Lancashire

Geograph images of Kirkham

Kirkham Twinning Association

Kirkham Methodist Church
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