Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre explained

Country:England
Official Name:Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
Static Image Name:St Michael's Bridge and Church - geograph.org.uk - 18890.jpg
Static Image Caption:The River Wyre at St Michael's on Wyre
Coordinates:53.8663°N -2.8182°W
Population:629
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Area Total Km2:1546.76ha
Shire District:Wyre
Shire County:Lancashire
Region:North West England
Post Town:PRESTON
Postcode District:PR3
Postcode Area:PR
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of Wyre#United Kingdom The Fylde
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Wyre Borough##Shown on the Fylde

Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre is a civil parish on the Fylde, in the Borough of Wyre, in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 604 in 2001,[1] increasing to 629 at the 2011 Census. The only settlements in the parish are the village of St Michael's on Wyre and the tiny hamlet of Ratten Row. The River Wyre passes through the parish, and the River Brock joins the Wyre on the parish boundary.

Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre was once a township in the ancient parish of St Michael's on Wyre. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Garstang Rural District from 1894 till 1974.[2] It has since become part of the Borough of Wyre.

Along with Great Eccleston, Kirkland, Out Rawcliffe and Inskip-with-Sowerby, Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre forms part of the Great Eccleston ward of Wyre Borough Council.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish headcount . 2008-04-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061210214612/http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/documents/information/Parish_headcount.pdf . 10 December 2006 .
  2. Web site: Upper Rawcliffe With Tarnacre Tn/CP through time . GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth . visionofbritain.org.uk . 5 Jan 2022.
  3. Web site: Lancashire County Council . Great Eccleston . MARIO . 5 Jan 2022.
  4. Web site: Ordnance Survey . Great Eccleston . Ordnance Survey Linked Data Platform . 5 Jan 2022.