Preesall
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Preesall (until 1910 known as Preesall with Hackensall) is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,314. The parish covers the eastern bank of the estuary of the River Wyre, including Knott End, Pilling Lane and the village of Preesall itself.
Preesall has four pubs, The Saracens Head, The Fernhill, The Ranchhouse and The Black Bull. It also has three schools, a secondary comprehensive and two primary schools.
West of the village itself lies a number of bodies of water, known locally as The Flashes. These are a remnant of the brine mining industry which flourished in the area.
The beach surrounding Pilling, Preesall and Knott-End is known as Preesall Beach. Preesall is protected from high tides by a sea defence known as the "Sea Wall." There is a path on this sea wall that leads from Knott-End to Pilling and at a point next to Preesall pumping station, the sea wall goes over an old, now filled in, stone pillbox from WWII which is camoflauged among the rocks.
Kim Harrison and Jim Harrison are the owners of two of the four pubs(The Fernhill and The Black Bull) have four kids (Daniel Fisher, Liam Fisher, Sinead Fisher and Niamh Harrison). Jim has lived in this area all his life and kim came from yorkshire.
Preesall is an old village that has many nice people and is a pleasure to live there.
Preesall was an urban district from 1900 to 1974. [1]. It was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 to form the district of Wyre, but retained its own mayor and town council.
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