Elswick, Lancashire

Elswick
United Reformed Church
Elswick is located in the Borough of Fylde
Elswick
Elswick
Shown within Fylde Borough
Elswick is located in the Fylde
Elswick
Elswick
Shown within the Fylde
Elswick is located in Lancashire
Elswick
Elswick
Location within Lancashire
Population1,079 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSD421384
Civil parish
  • Elswick
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR4
Dialling code01995
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
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Lancashire
53°50′20″N 2°52′48″W / 53.839°N 2.880°W / 53.839; -2.880

Elswick is a rural village and civil parish on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 1,079.[1]

At the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Elswick was a small agricultural community in the hundred of Amounderness. The village was originally part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Michael's on Wyre. A Nonconformist chapel was built in Elswick before 1650.

Elswick is part of the local government district of Fylde and the parliamentary constituency of Fylde. It lies approximately 8.5 miles (14 km) east of Blackpool and 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Preston.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Elswick Parish (E04005163)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.