Kirkham, or Kirkam-in-Amounderness is a town in Fylde area of Lancashire, England, between Blackpool and Preston. The town is home to Kirkham open prison. It is also home to well-known celebrity and linguist Felicity Long. The town has been long established, as it appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the name of Churcheham (sp.?). The town's market has one of the oldest charters in the United Kingdom. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... 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 Ethnicity... The Tower, Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... 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 church succeeded a Norman one, which was given by Roger de Poitiers to Shrewsbury Abbey, and by Edward I. to Vale-Royal abbey; comprises a nave of 1822, a tower and spire of 1844, and a chancel of 1853, together with a N transept; and is convenient and spacious.
In 1835 the parish of Kirkham contained the townships of Kirkham Hambleton, Singleton, Larbreck with Little Eccleston, Greenhalgh, Weeton with Preese, Medlar with Wesham, Treales, Roseacre and Wharles, Westby with Plumpton, Ribby with Wrea, Bryning with Kellamergh, Warton, Freckleton, Newton with Scales, Clifton with Salwick, Goosnargh and Whittingham.
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Kirkham was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester.
Lancashire is a county of England, lying on the Irish Sea.
A red rose is the traditional symbol for Lancashire and the House of Lancaster, immortalized in the verse "In the battle for England's head/York was white, Lancaster red" (referring to the 15th century War of the Roses).
Lancashire grew out of the cotton industry and slave industries in the 19th century which gave Lancashire its wealth.
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