Starr Gate

Starr Gate
Road sign for Starr Gate on the A584
Starr Gate is located in Blackpool
Starr Gate
Starr Gate
Location in Blackpool
Starr Gate is located in Lancashire
Starr Gate
Starr Gate
Location within Lancashire
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLACKPOOL
Postcode districtFY4
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°46′38″N 3°03′18″W / 53.777222°N 3.055°W / 53.777222; -3.055

Starr Gate is a suburb in the South Shore district of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. It is located at the southwest end of Blackpool on the Fylde coast, adjacent to the Squires Gate district of Blackpool.

The place is named after the spiky "Starr" grass which grows on the local sand hills to the south of Starr Gate.[citation needed] "Gate" (Geat in Old English) means "Way", taken from the Old Norse Gat - an opening or passage.[citation needed]