Borough of Fylde

This article is about the local government district. For the wider region from which it is named, see the Fylde. For other uses, see Fylde.

Borough of Fylde
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Lytham St Annes beach
Lytham St Annes beach
Shown within Lancashire and England
Shown within Lancashire and England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyLancashire
Founded1 April 1974
Admin. HQLytham St Annes
Government
 • TypeFylde Borough Council
 • MPs:Andrew Snowden
Area
[1]
 • Total
64 sq mi (166 km2)
 • Rank157th
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
83,008
 • Rank276th
 • Density1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[3]
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[3]
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code30UF (ONS)
E07000119 (GSS)

The Borough of Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It covers part of the Fylde plain, after which it is named. The council's headquarters are in St Annes. The borough also contains the towns of Kirkham, Lytham and Wesham and surrounding villages and rural areas.

The neighbouring districts are Blackpool, Wyre, Preston, South Ribble and West Lancashire.

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:[4]

The district was named Fylde after the coastal plan.[5] It was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[6]

The coat of arms of the borough bear the motto of the former Fylde Rural District Council, "Gaudeat Ager" from Psalm 96: 'Let the field (Fylde) be joyful' - "Let Fylde Prosper". The armorial bearings comprise a complete Achievement of Arms, that is - shield, crest and helm and mantling, supporters, badge and motto. They reflect the union of the three local authorities in the area: Lytham St Annes Borough Council, Kirkham Urban District Council and Fylde Rural District Council.[7]

Governance

Settlements

Towns and villages in the Borough of Fylde (inset: in Lancashire)

Civil parishes

Parishes in Fylde Borough

There are 15 civil parishes in Fylde. The parish councils of Kirkham, Medlar-with-Wesham and St Annes-on-the-Sea have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council".[8]

  1. Bryning-with-Warton
  2. Elswick
  3. Freckleton
  4. Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
  5. Kirkham
  6. Little Eccleston-with-Larbreck
  7. Medlar-with-Wesham
  8. Newton-with-Clifton
  9. Ribby-with-Wrea
  10. St Annes-on-the-Sea
  11. Singleton
  12. Staining
  13. Treales, Roseacre and Wharles
  14. Weeton-with-Preese
  15. Westby-with-Plumptons

Lytham is unparished.

References

  1. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Fylde Local Authority (E07000119)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 22 August 2022
  5. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 22 August 2022
  6. ^ "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Fylde Borough Council Armorial Bearings". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Town and parish information". Fylde Council. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

53°45′47″N 2°56′02″W / 53.763°N 2.934°W / 53.763; -2.934

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