Galgate
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Galgate is a village
in the City of Lancaster
, just south of Lancaster University
, and about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Lancaster itself in the English
county
of Lancashire
.
Gal-gata, meaning the road to Scotland
. Another, similar view is that the name is a shortening of Galloway Gate, i.e. the road to Galloway
. A popular opinion within Galgate is that it stands for Gallows Gate, the last village which condemned people passed through before reaching Lancaster and their place of execution.
is nearby.
A major railway from Preston to Lancaster passes on a viaduct over the village. The village once had its own station (Galgate railway station
) but it closed in 1939 and now the nearest station is .
The Lancaster Canal
also runs through the village and has a marina
for narrowboat
s. Galgate, for a small place, hosts great transport. travelling in the same direction.
grown locally was used for dyeing the silk, Galgate's community newsletter is named 'Rhubarb City News'. Rhubarb is a prolific plant in Galgate, but this idea that it was used to dye silk seems to have no evidence to support it.
campus, some students choose to rent houses in the village. There are at least two buses an hour towards Lancaster and Garstang
.
Residents in Galgate are presently working to raise money to build a new village hall, between the football pitch and the cricket ground, on the recreation field behind the Plough Inn.
Each year, the Galgate Gaslight and Horticultural Society holds an annual village show (the 2011 show marks the 150th anniversary of the society).
victim after having accidentally taken five of the tablets, believing them to be sweets.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the City of Lancaster
City of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster , is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Morecambe, Heysham, and Carnforth, as well as...
, just south of Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
, and about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Lancaster itself in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
.
Etymology
The name Galgate is from Old EnglishOld English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
Gal-gata, meaning the road to Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Another, similar view is that the name is a shortening of Galloway Gate, i.e. the road to Galloway
Galloway
Galloway is an area in southwestern Scotland. It usually refers to the former counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire...
. A popular opinion within Galgate is that it stands for Gallows Gate, the last village which condemned people passed through before reaching Lancaster and their place of execution.
Transport
The A6 Preston to Lancaster road runs north-south through the centre of the village, and junction 33 of the M6M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
is nearby.
A major railway from Preston to Lancaster passes on a viaduct over the village. The village once had its own station (Galgate railway station
Galgate railway station
Galgate railway station served the village of Galgate in Lancashire, England....
) but it closed in 1939 and now the nearest station is .
The Lancaster Canal
Lancaster Canal
The Lancaster Canal is a canal in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria...
also runs through the village and has a marina
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
for narrowboat
Narrowboat
A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of Great Britain.In the context of British Inland Waterways, "narrow boat" refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries for carrying goods on the narrow canals...
s. Galgate, for a small place, hosts great transport. travelling in the same direction.
Industry
Galgate once had a thriving silk industry and many of the installations still stand. One story told, is that because the rhubarbRhubarb
Rhubarb is a group of plants that belong to the genus Rheum in the family Polygonaceae. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing from short, thick rhizomes. They have large leaves that are somewhat triangular-shaped with long fleshy petioles...
grown locally was used for dyeing the silk, Galgate's community newsletter is named 'Rhubarb City News'. Rhubarb is a prolific plant in Galgate, but this idea that it was used to dye silk seems to have no evidence to support it.
Community
Due to its proximity to the Lancaster UniversityLancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
campus, some students choose to rent houses in the village. There are at least two buses an hour towards Lancaster and Garstang
Garstang
Garstang is a town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is ten miles north-northwest of the city of Preston and eleven miles south of Lancaster, and had a total resident population of 4,074 in 2001....
.
Residents in Galgate are presently working to raise money to build a new village hall, between the football pitch and the cricket ground, on the recreation field behind the Plough Inn.
Each year, the Galgate Gaslight and Horticultural Society holds an annual village show (the 2011 show marks the 150th anniversary of the society).
People
In July 2002 ten-year-old Jade Slack, who was visiting a friend in the village, died of a drug overdose. She became the UK's youngest ecstasyMethylenedioxymethamphetamine
MDMA is an entactogenic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of drugs. In popular culture, MDMA has become widely known as "ecstasy" , usually referring to its street pill form, although this term may also include the presence of possible adulterants...
victim after having accidentally taken five of the tablets, believing them to be sweets.