Westby-with-Plumptons | |
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St Anne's Church | |
Population | 1,205 (2011 UK census) |
OS grid reference | SD384318 |
• London | 196 miles (315 km) |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PRESTON |
Postcode district | PR4 |
Post town | BLACKPOOL |
Postcode district | FY4 |
Post town | LYTHAM ST ANNES |
Postcode district | FY8 |
Dialling code | 01772 01253 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Westby-with-Plumptons is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. The parish is in Fylde district and contains the hamlets of Great Plumpton, Little Plumpton, Lower Ballam, Higher Ballam, Moss Side, Peel, and Westby.[1] At the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 1,205.[2] Westby and Plumpton are mentioned in the Domesday Book, as "Westbi" and "Pluntun".[3]
Westby-with-Plumptons is part of the Warton and Westby ward, represented by three councillors on Fylde Borough Council.[4] On Lancashire County Council it is part of Fylde West ward, which elects one councillor.[5]
The parish is generally low-lying, with arable land in the south and pasture in the north, which rises to 100 feet (30 m) above sea level at Great Plumpton in the north-east of the parish.[3][6]
The parish is now the home of the steel farm-building construction company J. Wareing & Son (Wrea Green) Ltd. which was for many years based in the neighbouring village of Wrea Green.