Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre

Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
The River Wyre at St Michael's on Wyre
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre is located in the Borough of Wyre
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
Shown within Wyre Borough
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre is located in the Fylde
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
Shown on the Fylde
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre is located in Lancashire
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
Location within Lancashire
Area15.4676 km2 (5.9721 sq mi)
Population629 (2011 census)
• Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR3
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°51′59″N 2°49′06″W / 53.8663°N 2.8182°W / 53.8663; -2.8182

Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre is a civil parish on the Fylde, in the Borough of Wyre, in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 604 in 2001,[1] increasing to 629 at the 2011 Census.[2] The only settlements in the parish are the village of St Michael's on Wyre and the tiny hamlet of Ratten Row. The River Wyre passes through the parish, and the River Brock joins the Wyre on the parish boundary.

Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre was once a township in the ancient parish of St Michael's on Wyre. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Garstang Rural District from 1894 till 1974.[3] It has since become part of the Borough of Wyre.

Along with Great Eccleston, Kirkland, Out Rawcliffe and Inskip-with-Sowerby, Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre forms part of the Great Eccleston ward of Wyre Borough Council.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre Parish (E04005338)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Upper Rawcliffe With Tarnacre Tn/CP through time". visionofbritain.org.uk. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Great Eccleston". MARIO. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Great Eccleston". Ordnance Survey Linked Data Platform. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 5 January 2022.