Nether Wyresdale is a
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
Lancashire
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, England. In the
2001 United Kingdom census
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The 2001 UK census was organise ...
, it had a population of 613,
rising to 655 at the 2011 census.
History
Along with
Over Wyresdale
Over Wyresdale is a civil parish and a parish of the Church of England in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cu ...
, Nether Wyresdale probably formed part of the
manor of Wyresdale in the 12th century.
Historically, the village formed part of
Garstang Rural District and the ecclesiastical parish of
Garstang
Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster.
In 2011, the parish had a total resident population of 4,26 ...
.
Governance
Nether Wyresdale is in the
non-metropolitan district
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of
Wyre, in the
parliamentary constituency
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of
Lancaster and Fleetwood and is represented at parliament by
Labour MP
Cat Smith
Catherine Jane Smith (born 16 June 1985) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015, representing Lancaster and Wyre since 2024 after her former constituency, Lancaster and Fleetwood, was a ...
. Prior to
Brexit
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Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February ...
in 2020 it was part of
European Parliament
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constituency of
North West England
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. The village is in the
electoral ward
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called Wyresdale. This ward has a total population taken at the
2011 census of 2,035.
Geography
Nether Wyresdale is approximately south of
Lancaster
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Lands and titles
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*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies
*Duke of Lancaster
*Earl of Lancaster
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...
and approximately north of
Preston. It is situated between the
River Wyre
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Etymology
The name ''Wyre'' is of pre-Roman, likely, ...
and
Grizedale Brook.
It includes the village of
Scorton, the hamlet of Street, and part of the village of
Dolphinholme.
Church
The
parish church of St Peter (located in Scorton) was built 1878–79 to a design by Lancaster architects
Paley and Austin
Sharpe, Paley and Austin are the surnames of architects who practised in Lancaster, England, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, between 1835 and 1946, working either alone or in partnership. The full names of the principals in their practice, whi ...
. It is a Grade II
listed building
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.
There is also a Catholic church and a Methodist chapel in Scorton.
Notable people
*
James Baines (1648–1717), draper and philanthropist, born at Berkenhead Farm in Nether Wyresdale
["Town educational philanthropist honoured"](_blank)
– ''Blackpool Gazette
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'', 10 January 2017
*
Richard Jackson (1783–1846), Quaker minister
See also
*
Listed buildings in Nether Wyresdale
References
;Sources
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{{Borough of Wyre
Civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of the Borough of Wyre