Kirkland, ENG - Postcode - PR3 0HT
Postcode PR3 0HT serves Kirkland in the Lancashire district of England. It is part of the PR3 outward code area. Use the map below for the exact location.
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Location Information
| City/Location/Ward | Kirkland |
|---|---|
| County/District/Region | Lancashire |
| States or Province or Territories | England |
| States or Province or Territories Abbrieviation | ENG |
| Postcode | PR3 0HT |
GPS Coordinate
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 53.8798 |
| Longitude | -2.7904 |
Nearby Postcodes
| Location | Postcode |
|---|---|
| Blackburn | BB1 1AB |
| Blackburn | BB1 1AE |
| Blackburn | BB1 1AF |
| Blackburn | BB1 1AQ |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BA |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BB |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BD |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BG |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BH |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BJ |
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Kirkland is located in Lancashire
About Kirkland
Description of Kirkland, Lancashire
Approximately halfway between Preston and Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire is the civil parish of Kirkland, which is situated on the banks of the River Wyre. Churchtown, the modern-day name for a community in the parish, used to be known by this name. Located in the Wyre area. There were 343 people living in the parish in 2001, but only 314 in the most recent census in 2011.
St. Helen's, the parish church of Garstang St. Helen (or Churchtown), was formerly known as the Cathedral of the Fylde and is a Grade I listed structure in Kirkland. These are some of the things that can be found in the church: a "lepers' window" or "squint" so that those less affluent could still attend services; a gravestone for the town's lone victim of the Black Death; a massive rafter, formerly known as the "new beam," reputedly given to the parish by King Henry VIII at the time of the Reformation.
Signs that it was once a Druid temple may be seen in features like the circular layout of the churchyard and the presence of multiple yew trees. At the end of the navigable stretch of the River Wyre, which runs to the Irish Sea some 14 miles away, some have speculated that this may have been the spot where Christian missionaries from Ireland first set foot in Lancashire. Only two buildings in the Borough of Wyre are designated as Grade I, and one of them is St. Helen's.
At the top of Church Street, above what locals simply call "The Cross," is a Grade II listed dialpost from the 18th century, topped by a sundial. The Punchbowl is one of two bars available; the other is the Horns Inn.
In the past, Kirkland served as a township in the parish of Garstang. In 1866, it was officially recognized as a civil parish, and from 1894 to 1974, it was a part of the Garstang Rural District. Now a part of Wyre Borough, it was previously a separate entity.
The Wyre Borough Council's Great Eccleston ward includes the communities of Kirkland, Out Rawcliffe, Inskip with Sowerby, and Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre.