Eagland Hill Explained

Official Name:Eagland Hill
Population:272
Population Ref:[1] (2001)
Country:England
Os Grid Reference:SD429452
Coordinates:53.9°N -2.868°W
Civil Parish:Pilling
Shire District:Wyre
Shire County:Lancashire
Region:North West England
Post Town:PRESTON
Postcode Area:PR
Postcode District:PR3
Dial Code:01253
Constituency Westminster:Lancaster and Fleetwood
Static Image Name:Farmland near Birk's Farm - geograph.org.uk - 220763.jpg
Static Image Caption:Farmland near Birk's Farm
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of Wyre#United Kingdom The Fylde
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Wyre Borough##Shown on the Fylde

Eagland Hill is a rural hamlet in the civil parish of Pilling, in the county of Lancashire, England. It lies in a part of the Fylde, west of Garstang, known locally as Over Wyre. The church, dedicated to St Mark, dates from 1870. The area attracts many bird-watchers, due to the number of rare birds.

St Mark's Church

The church's foundation stone was laid, on 13 August 1869, by co-founder James Jenkinson and the church was opened on St Mark's Day, 20 April, the following year. Jenkinson's cottage was the first house to be built in the village, in 1814, and the church altar is located where the cottage fireplace once stood. The church does not have a graveyard.[2]

Next to the church is the church hall which still has, in use, a Victorian letter-box.[3]

Brook Farm Airfield

Just under west of the hamlet is Brook Farm Airfield. Its two grass runways are 07/25,, and 09/27, .[4] It is located southwest of Tarn Farm Airfield (Rossall Airfield) (GB-0440) in Cockerham and northwest of St Michael's Airfield (GB-0398).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=464864&c=PR3+6BA&d=15&e=16&g=464864&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1317554780485&enc=1 Neighbourhood statistics for 30UQGZ0005 (Output Area)
  2. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/OutRawcliffe/StMark.shtml "St Mark, Eagland Hill" at genuki
  3. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1171099
  4. https://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Brook-Farm-Lancs Brook Farm