Pilling

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Pilling
The church of St John the Baptist, in Pilling
Pilling shown within Lancashire
Population	1,739 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD405485
District	Wyre
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR3
Dialling code	01253
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°55′46″N 2°54′20″W / 53.929461, -2.905516

Pilling is a village and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-northeast of Poulton-le-Fylde, 9.4 miles (15.1 km) south-southwest of Lancaster and 14.5 miles (23.3 km) northwest of Preston, in a part of the Fylde known as Over Wyre.

The civil parish of Pilling, which includes the localities of Stake Pool, Scronkey and Eagland Hill, has a total resident population of 1,739.^[1]

1 History
- 1.1 Toponymy
- 1.2 Early history
2 Governance
3 Places of interest
4 Geography
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Toponymy

Pilling means "creek".^{[citation needed]} Pilling itself is a very ancient settlement, founded on what was essentially an "island" with the sea on one side and marsh on the others.

[edit] Early history

From artefacts finds, there is evidence of spasmodic human activity within this territory dating back to the Neolithic period.^[2]

There is a record of three churches at Pilling, the first one sited at Newer's wood had a moat, as had the first recorded church at Hambleton, consecrated in 1567. The Reverend J.D. Banister, Curate of Pilling 1825-1876, did a great deal of research on Pilling Moss, showing that in ancient times it was a forest.^{[citation needed]}

On August 20, 1835, the shock of an earthquake was felt in Lancaster, Kendal, Garstang, Pilling, Poulton, Kirkham and Carleton.^{[citation needed]}

Some of the materials that went into the extension of the Garstang railway from Pilling to Knott End-on-Sea came from Richard Fleetwood’s first charity school at Preesall. The school had gradually become more and more dilapidated so the contractors knocked it down and used the stones for the railway.

In 1808 Pilling Windmill was built. Due to the fact that Pilling is below sea level the mill itself is 75 ft (23m) tall, an exceptionally high one. The windmill, without its sails, still exists and is used as a private residence.

[edit] Governance

Since 1974, Pilling has formed part of the Wyre borough of Lancashire, having previously (from 1894) lain within the Garstang Rural District of Lancashire.^[3]. Pilling has its own Parish Council.

[edit] Places of interest

Pilling has two pubs: The Elletson Arms in Stakepool and The Golden Ball in the village.

There are also several churches, including St. John the Baptist Church (Church of England) in the village, St. William's Church (Catholic) in Stakepool, and the Pilling Methodist Church in the village.

There are two primary schools: St. John's and St. William's, both associated with the respective churches.

[edit] Geography

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Pilling is an extensive mossland parish covering some 3387 hectares situated on the southern corner of Morecambe Bay.

[edit] References

^ United Kingdom Census 2001. Pilling CP (Parish). neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
^ Pilling Parish Council. Pilling: Introduction. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
^ A vision of Britain through time. A vision of Garstang RD. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.