Map sources (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?SD317433_region:GB_scale:100000) for Cleveleys at grid reference SD317433

Cleveleys (with its neighbouring town of Thornton, collectively known as Thornton-Cleveleys) is a town on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire, England, about 4 miles north of Blackpool and 2 miles south of Fleetwood. Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Cleveleys Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Cleveleys Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Map sources for Thornton at grid reference SD339421 Thornton (with its neighbouring town of Cleveleys, together known as Thornton-Cleveleys) is a town on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, England, about 4 miles north of Blackpool and 2 miles south of Fleetwood. ... See Thornton, Lancashire and Cleveleys ... Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Blackpool Tower, Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. ... Fleetwood is a town in Lancashire, England, lying at the northern end of the Fylde peninsula. ...

Thornton is mentioned in the Domesday Book but its much younger neighbour, Cleveleys, a bustling seaside resort, developed in the 19th century around a hotel owned by a Mr Cleveleys (Cleveleys means “woodland clearing near a cliff or bank”). Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was like a census by the government today. ...

The two towns are linked by Victoria Road, and the Blackpool to Fleetwood tram line runs through the centre of Cleveleys. The Blackpool tramway is the only surviving first-generation tramway in Britain; dating from 1885, it is also one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. ...

Cleveleys boasts a wide sandy beach, with sea views over the Irish Sea to the west and Morecambe Bay and the Lake District mountains to the north. The Irish Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. ... Morecambe Bay at low tide from Hest Bank, looking towards Grange-over-Sands Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northern England, with the largest area of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ...

The town has a more genteel atmosphere than its brasher southerly neighbour of Blackpool and is a popular retirement area.

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Victoria Road, Cleveleys

External links

• John Burke's Cleveleys (http://www.allanburke.freeserve.co.uk/district/cleveleys.htm)
• An Album of Thornton-Cleveleys (http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/oldcleveleys/crpage01.htm)
• cleveleys.co.uk (http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/)
• thornton-cleveleys.co.uk (http://www.thornton-cleveleys.co.uk/)
• Wyre Borough Council (http://www.wyrebc.gov.uk/Council_Services/Tourist_Information/History_of_Wyre/Thornton_Cleveleys.asp)