Skippool

Skippool
Skippool Creek, looking south
Skippool is located in the Borough of Wyre
Skippool
Skippool
Location within Wyre Borough
Skippool is located in the Fylde
Skippool
Skippool
Location on the Fylde
Skippool is located in Lancashire
Skippool
Skippool
Location within Lancashire
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townThornton-Cleveleys
Postcode districtFY5
Dialling code01253
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lancashire
53°51′34″N 2°58′51″W / 53.8595°N 2.9809°W / 53.8595; -2.9809

Skippool is an area of Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England. It is situated between Little Thornton and Poulton-le-Fylde along the western banks of the River Wyre, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of its mouth between Fleetwood and Knott End. These banks are known as Skippool Creek, an historic docks area now home to mostly run-down vessels. The MV Good Hope, for example, may date from the 1830s.[1] Skippool Creek is a short branch off Main Dyke, which empties into the River Wyre in front of Blackpool and Fleetwood Yacht Club.

The B5412 (Skippool Road) passes through Skippool, ending at the roundabout it shares with Mains Lane, Breck Road and Amounderness Way.

Skippool is believed to be a joining of the Old Norse word skip, which means ship, and the Old English pull/pol, for a slow-moving stream.[2] It has been written on historical maps as Skippon, Skiffe-Pool and Skip Pool.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lancashirelife1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Skippool - Wyre Archaeology Group
  3. ^ A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 46