Woodplumpton
Encyclopedia
Woodplumpton is a village
and civil parish
in the City of Preston, Lancashire
, England, located 5 miles (8 km) north of Preston.
, a flat area of land between the Forest of Bowland
and the Lancashire coast.
, the Wheatsheaf pub
and a church. The school is C of E
and has a strong link with the church.
St Anne's Church is the location of the grave of Meg Shelton
, the notorious Fylde Hag, who was buried there in 1705 after being accused of witchcraft
.
, Catforth
and Lower Bartle. Higher Plumpton is also included in the parish, but like Lower Bartle, is a very small hamlet
.
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...
and 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 the City of Preston, Lancashire
City of Preston, Lancashire
The City of Preston is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign...
, England, located 5 miles (8 km) north of Preston.
Geography
It is part of the FyldeThe Fylde
The Fylde ; Scandinavian: "field") is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a 13-mile square-shaped peninsula, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north, the Ribble estuary to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the Bowland hills to the east...
, a flat area of land between the Forest of Bowland
Forest of Bowland
The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, is an area of barren gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in north-east Lancashire, England. A small part lies in North Yorkshire, and much of the area was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire...
and the Lancashire coast.
Community
The village contains a primary school, a shop with a post officePost office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, the Wheatsheaf pub
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
and a church. The school is C of E
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and has a strong link with the church.
St Anne's Church is the location of the grave of Meg Shelton
Meg Shelton
Meg Shelton known as the "Fylde Hag" was an English woman accused of witchcraft. Her grave can be seen at St. Anne's Church in Woodplumpton, now part of the City of Preston district of Lancashire.There are many legends about her...
, the notorious Fylde Hag, who was buried there in 1705 after being accused of witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
.
Parish
The parish includes the villages of EavesEaves, Lancashire
Eaves is a village in the English county of Lancashire, located six miles north of Preston. It is part of the Fylde, a flat area of land between the Forest of Bowland and the Lancashire coast. The village contains a school and a pub , the oldest in the Fylde.Eaves is in the parish of Woodplumpton....
, Catforth
Catforth
Catforth is a village in the English civil parish of Woodplumpton, Lancashire. There is a village hall and the last remaining of Catforth's pubs, The Running Pump, is situated on Catforth Road, which is the village's main road. There is a Roman Catholic church and a primary school....
and Lower Bartle. Higher Plumpton is also included in the parish, but like Lower Bartle, is a very small hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
.