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Woodplumpton
Woodplumpton shown within Lancashire |
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| Population | 2,051 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SD505345 |
| Parish | Woodplumpton |
| District | Preston |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR4 |
| Dialling code | 01772 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Wyre and Preston North |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
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Woodplumpton is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England, located 5 miles (8 km) north of Preston.
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It is part of the Fylde, a flat area of land between the Forest of Bowland and the Lancashire coast.
The village contains a primary school, a shop with a post office, the Wheatsheaf pub and a church. The school is C of E and has a strong link with the church.
St Anne's Church is the location of the grave of Meg Shelton, the notorious Fylde Hag, who was buried there in 1705 after being accused of witchcraft.
The parish includes the villages of Eaves, Catforth and Lower Bartle. Higher Plumpton is also included in the parish, but like Lower Bartle, is a very small hamlet.[1]
In the 19th century Woodplumpton was known as Plumpton-Wood.[2]
In 1901 the population of the parish was 1,208 and covered 4,970.5 acres.[3] It now has a population of 2,051.[4]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Woodplumpton Woodplumpton] at Wikimedia Commons
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