Squires Gate, Blackpool

Coordinates: 53°47′06″N 3°01′44″W / 53.785°N 3.029°W / 53.785; -3.029

Squires Gate is a district and an electoral ward in the South Shore area of Blackpool on the Fylde coast in the county of Lancashire, England. It is located at the south of the town near the boundary with Lytham St Annes. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 6,437.^[1]

One of the most significant sites at Squires gate is the holiday camp. Originally called Squires Gate camp, it became a Pontins holiday centre, but closed in October 2009 for a housing development.^[2] Prior to becoming a holiday camp the camp was used as a military base during the 1939-45 war.

Blackpool International Airport was in Squires Gate, and the district also has a small railway station on the Blackpool South to Preston branch line.

Squires Gate is home to three non-league football clubs, with grounds very close to each other. A.F.C. Blackpool 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. It is also home to the training ground of the town's professional club, Blackpool F.C.

References

↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
↑ Blackpool Gazette: Blackpool Holiday Camp to close

Geography of Blackpool

Towns	Blackpool

Suburbs & villages	Anchorsholme Bispham Grange Park Layton Marton North Shore South Shore Squires Gate Starr Gate

Topography	The Fylde Blackpool Sands

Parks & reserves	Bispham Rock Gardens Carleton Cemetery Fylde Memorial Arboretum and Community Woodland George Bancroft Park Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve Kingscote Park Layton Cemetery Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve Moor Park Salisbury Woodland Gardens Stanley Park

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