Salwick is a village between Kirkham and

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, England. The village is largely rural and is an extension of the smaller Clifton to the south. It is in the

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, and in the Parliamentary Constituency of

, and forms part of the

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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

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Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

. 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 Springfields is a nuclear fuel production installation in Salwick, near Preston in Lancashire, England (). The site is currently operated by Springfields Fuels Limited, under the management of Westinghouse Electric UK Limited, on a 150-year l ...

nuclear fuel manufacturing plant operated by

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, which dominates the village. In November 2021 a poultry farm near Salwick was the location for an outbreak of Bird Flu (

Avian influenza Avian influenza, known informally as avian flu or bird flu, is a variety of influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds.

H5N1). Temporary control zones spanning and around the property were set up, spanning from

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and ...

to Fulwood. File:A_view_of_Salwick_with_the_Trough_of_Bowland_in_the_background._Photograph_by_Brian_Young_2011.jpg, Rural view of Salwick File:The_Hand_and_Dagger_alongside_the_Lancaster_Canal._Photograph_by_Brian_Young_2011.jpg, Hand and Dagger pub alongside the Lancaster Canal

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Genealogy of Salwick
Villages in Lancashire Geography of the Borough of Fylde {{Lancashire-geo-stub

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