Westby-with-Plumptons

Westby-with-Plumptons
St Anne's Church
Westby-with-Plumptons is located in the Borough of Fylde
Westby-with-Plumptons
Westby-with-Plumptons
Shown within Fylde Borough
Westby-with-Plumptons is located in the Fylde
Westby-with-Plumptons
Westby-with-Plumptons
Shown on the Fylde
Westby-with-Plumptons is located in Lancashire
Westby-with-Plumptons
Westby-with-Plumptons
Location within Lancashire
Population1,205 (2011 UK census)
OS grid referenceSD384318
• London196 miles (315 km)
Civil parish
  • Westby-with-Plumptons
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR4
Post townBLACKPOOL
Postcode districtFY4
Post townLYTHAM ST ANNES
Postcode districtFY8
Dialling code01772
01253
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°46′44″N 2°56′10″W / 53.779°N 2.936°W / 53.779; -2.936

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.

  1. ^ "Map of Westby-with-Plumptons CP". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Westby-with-Plumptons Parish (E04005175)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Townships: Westby-with-Plumptons". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7. British History Online. 1912. pp. 174–176. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Council and Democracy: Councillor Search: Warton and Westby". Fylde Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  5. ^ "County Councillors by Area (A-Z)". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  6. ^ "Westby-with-Plumptons Parish Council". Lancashire Parish Portal. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 17 July 2008.