Poulton-le-Fylde

Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde's Market Place
Poulton-le-Fylde is located in the Borough of Wyre
Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde
Location within Wyre Borough
Poulton-le-Fylde is located in the Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde
Location within the Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde is located in Lancashire
Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde
Location within Lancashire
Population18,115 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD3439
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPOULTON-LE-FYLDE
Postcode districtFY6
Dialling code01253
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°50′49″N 2°59′42″W / 53.847°N 2.995°W / 53.847; -2.995

Poulton-le-Fylde (/ˈpltən li ˌfld/), commonly shortened to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,115.

There is evidence of human habitation in the area from 12,000 years ago, and several archaeological finds from Roman settlement in England have been found in the area. At the time of the Norman conquest, Poulton was a small agricultural settlement in the hundred of Amounderness. The church of St Chad was recorded in 1094, when it was endowed to Lancaster Priory.

By the post-Medieval period, the town had become an important commercial centre for the region with weekly and triannual markets. Goods were imported and exported through two harbours on the River Wyre. In 1837, the town was described as the "metropolis of the Fylde",[2] but its commercial importance waned from the mid-19th century with the development of the nearby coastal towns of Fleetwood and Blackpool.

Poulton has the administrative centre of the Borough of Wyre and is in the parliamentary constituency of Fylde. It is part of the Blackpool Urban Area and approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Blackpool town centre. There are rail links to Blackpool and Preston, and bus routes to the larger towns and villages of the Fylde.

Poulton has a library and two secondary schools: Baines School and Hodgson Academy. There is a farmers' market once a month, and since October 2011 there has been a weekly market on Mondays in the centre of the town.

  1. ^ "Data from the 2011 census in England and Wales - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Thornber281 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).