Salwick Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Windmill Tavern, Salwick.jpg
Static Image Caption:Windmill Tavern public house, Salwick
Coordinates:53.784°N -2.815°W
Official Name:Salwick
Civil Parish:Newton-with-Clifton
Shire District:Fylde
Shire County:Lancashire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Fylde
Post Town:PRESTON
Postcode District:PR4
Postcode Area:PR
Dial Code:01772
Os Grid Reference:SD463322
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of Fylde#United Kingdom The Fylde

Salwick is a village between Kirkham and Preston in Lancashire, England. The village is largely rural and is an extension of the smaller Clifton to the south. It is in the borough of Fylde, and in the Parliamentary Constituency of Fylde, and forms part of the civil parish of Newton-with-Clifton. It is at, and is served by Salwick railway station.

The area of "Clifton With Salwick" was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond in the Diocese of Chester.

The etymology of Salwick is unclear. The "wick" may come from Old English wic, meaning an earlier Romano-British settlement specialised in farming; but the "Sal(w)" element is unclear.

Salwick is the home of the Springfields nuclear fuel manufacturing plant operated by Westinghouse Electric Company, which dominates the village.

In November 2021 a poultry farm near Salwick was the location for an outbreak of Bird Flu (Avian influenza H5N1). Temporary control zones spanning and around the property were set up, spanning from Blackpool to Fulwood.[1] [2]

The Hand and Dagger is a popular country pub, dating from about 1800, next to bridge 26 on the Lancaster Canal.[3] The unusual name derives from the devices shown on the crest of the local Clifton family.[4]

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  1. Web site: Bird Flu outbreak in Lancashire: What is it? What are the symptoms? How does it spread to humans and how can we stop it?.
  2. Web site: Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Kirkham Blackpool Gazette.
  3. https://publocation.uk/pubs/lancashire/fylde/hand-and-dagger
  4. https://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Lancashire/Lytham_St_Anne%27s/pictures/1051228