Nether Wyresdale is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in 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...

, England. In the 2001 United Kingdom census

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

, it had a population of 613.

History

Along with Over Wyresdale

Over Wyresdale

Over Wyresdale is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It has a population of 348. The parish includes the villages of Abbeystead, Lee, Lower Green Bank, Marshaw and Tarnbrook....

, Nether Wyresdale probably formed part of the manor

Manorialism

Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...

 of Wyresdale in the 12th century. Historically, the village formed part of Garstang Rural District and the ecclesiastical parish of 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....

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Governance

Nether Wyresdale is in the non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...

 of Wyre

Wyre

Wyre is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Poulton-le-Fylde.The district is named after the River Wyre, which runs through the district...

, in the parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Fleetwood

Lancaster and Fleetwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Lancaster and Fleetwood is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....

 and is represented at parliament by Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 MP Eric Ollerenshaw

Eric Ollerenshaw

Eric Ollerenshaw OBE is a British Conservative politician and the Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Fleetwood....

. It is part of the European Parliament

European Parliament

The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...

 constituency of North West England

North West England (European Parliament constituency)

North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For the 2009 elections it elects 8 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.-Boundaries:...

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Geography

Nether Wyresdale is approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of Lancaster

Lancaster, Lancashire

Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...

 and approximately 16 miles (25.7 km) north of Preston. It is situated between the River Wyre

River Wyre

The River Wyre is a river in Lancashire, United Kingdom, which flows into the Irish Sea at Fleetwood. It is approximately 28 miles in length...

 and Grizedale Brook. It includes the village of Scorton

Scorton, Lancashire

Scorton is a small village near the River Wyre, in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England. It is located north of Garstang. The name means "farmstead near a ditch or ravine"-Background:...

, the hamlet of Street, and part of the village of Dolphinholme

Dolphinholme

-History:In the 18th and 19th centuries the village played an important part in the industrial revolution. Slave trader Thomas Hinde founded a mill in Lower Dolphinholme in 1795....

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Church

The parish church of St Peter

St Peter's Church, Scorton

St Peter's Church, Scorton, is located in the village of Scorton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Garstang, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of All Saints, Barnacre, and St John the...

 (located in Scorton) was built 1878–79 to a design by Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. It is a Grade II listed building.