Squires Gate, Blackpool

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Squires Gate is a district of Blackpool in the unitary authority of Blackpool. It is located at the extreme south of the town near the boundary with Lytham St Annes, Lancashire

Blackpool International Airport is in Squires Gate, and the district also has a small railway station and its own football team. It was also to be the new home of the TVR sports car factory though the company announced in October 2006 that production would be switched overseas.

Squires Gate is home to three non-league football clubs, with grounds very close to each other. Blackpool Mechanics F.C. and Squires Gate F.C. both play in the North West Counties League, while Blackpool Wren Rovers F.C. play in the West Lancashire League.