Anchorsholme is a suburb in the ceremonial county

Ceremonial counties of England

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 of Lancashire

Lancashire

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, England

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, situated between the towns of Cleveleys

Cleveleys

Cleveleys is a town on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire, England, about 4 miles north of Blackpool and 2 miles south of Fleetwood...

 and Blackpool

Blackpool

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. It is a ward

Wards of the United Kingdom

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 in the unitary authority

Unitary authority

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 of Blackpool since 1974, Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

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Etymology

The name Anchorsholme is thought to derive from the Old Scandinavian

Scandinavian

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word 'holmr' meaning a piece of dry ground in a marsh forming an island, with the 'Anchors' meaning a location where one would fasten up a boat.

Council

It has two Conservative Councillors, Councillor Tony Williams and Councillor Michael Jebson who were elected in 2007. Councillor Tony Williams is the first representative from Anchorsholme to be appointed to a cabinet position on Blackpool Council. In the May 2011 local elections, Councillor Michael Jebson was replaced by Conservative Councillor Paul Galley.