Gressingham is a small village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
City of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster, or simply ''Lancaster'' (), is a non-metropolitan district, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, Lanca ...
In the
2001 census, it had a population of 153, decreasing slightly to 151 at the 2011 census.
St John the Evangelist's Church was originally built in the 12th century. It was partly rebuilt in 1734, and restored by
Edward Paley in 1862.
Notable people
John Young Stratton (1829/30 – 1905): author, essayist, social reformer and campaigner against
rural poverty
Rural poverty refers to situations where people living in rural area, non-urban regions are in a poverty, state or condition of lacking the financial resources and essentials for living. It takes account of factors of Rural sociology, rural so ...
.
In 1903, the cost of the new
35-foot Liverpool-class lifeboat at
Skerries Lifeboat Station in County Dublin, was met by a legacy gift from the Rev. W. S. Maynard of Gressingham, and named ''William Maynard'' (ON 493).
See also
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Listed buildings in Gressingham
References
External links
Geography of the City of Lancaster
Civil parishes in Lancashire
Villages in Lancashire
Forest of Bowland
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