| Kirkland | |
| Civil parish | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Parish |
| Population: | 343 (2001 Census)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Primary council: | Wyre |
| County: | Lancashire |
| Region: | North West England |
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| Politics | |
Kirkland is a civil parish located on the banks of the River Wyre midway between Preston and Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It is also the historic name of the village of Churchtown within the parish. There are two pubs: the Punchbowl and the Horns Inn.
Kirkland forms part of the Wyre district. It has a long history centred on its parish church, St Helen's, once known as the Cathedral of the Fylde. The church includes: -
There are significant pointers such as a circular churchyard with several yew trees to its original use as a Druid temple. It was believed by some that the area may have been the site where Christian missionaries from Ireland first set foot in Lancashire at the end of the navigational portion of the River Wyre which flows to the Irish Sea some 14 miles away. St Helen's is one of only two Grade I listed buildings in the Borough of Wyre.[2]