Pilling

For other uses, see Pilling (disambiguation).

Pilling
Pilling is located in the Borough of Wyre
Pilling
Pilling
Location in Wyre Borough
Pilling is located in the Fylde
Pilling
Pilling
Location on the Fylde
Pilling is located in Morecambe Bay
Pilling
Pilling
Location on Morecambe Bay
Pilling is located in Lancashire
Pilling
Pilling
Location within Lancashire
Population2,020 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSD405485
• London204 mi (329 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Pilling
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR3
Dialling code01253
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°55′44″N 2°54′18″W / 53.929°N 2.905°W / 53.929; -2.905
Damside Windmill
The Pilling Pig (0-6-0 locomotive)
Cocker's Dyke, Pilling Moss

Pilling is a village and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-northeast of Poulton-le-Fylde, 9.4 miles (15.1 km) south-southwest of Lancaster and 14.5 miles (23.3 km) northwest of Preston, in a part of the Fylde known as Over Wyre.

The civil parish of Pilling, which includes the localities of Stake Pool, Scronkey and Eagland Hill, had a total resident population of 1,739 in 2001,[1] increasing to 2,020 at the 2011 Census.[2] Populations in the 19th century ranged from 1,281 in 1851 to 1,572 in 1871.[3]

  1. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Pilling Parish (E04005335)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ Our Country Churches and Chapels. A. Hewitson. 1872. p. 498.