Stalmine-with-Staynall is a
civil parish
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within the
Wyre Wyre may refer to:
Places
* Wyre, Orkney, an island in Scotland
* Borough of Wyre, a local government district in Lancashire, England
** Wyre (UK Parliament constituency)
* River Wyre, a river in Lancashire, England
* Wyre Forest, a woodland ...
borough of
Lancashire
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, England, in a part of the
Fylde
Fylde could refer to
*The Fylde, a coastal plain in Lancashire, England, or, within it:
**Borough of Fylde, a local government district
**Fylde (UK Parliament constituency)
**FY postcode area covering the western side of the Fylde
** AFC Fylde, an ...
known as
Over Wyre. The parish contains the village of
Stalmine
Stalmine is a village in the civil parish of Stalmine-with-Staynall, in the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England, in a part of the Fylde known as Over Wyre. The village is located on a small hill on the A588, the main road between Hambleton ...
and the
hamlets
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of Staynall and Wardley.
The civil parish had a population of 1,486 at the 2011 Census,
of which 1,087 lived in Stalmine village.
Located close to the
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea or , gv, Y Keayn Yernagh, sco, Erse Sie, gd, Muir Èireann , Ulster-Scots: ''Airish Sea'', cy, Môr Iwerddon . is an extensive body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is linked to the Ce ...
coast, the
Wyre Estuary forms the parish's western boundary. The highest point is only approximately above sea level.
The parish adjoins the Wyre parishes of
Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 census.
Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal lando ...
,
Preesall
Preesall is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in Lancashire, England. The parish (until 1910 known as Preesall with Hackensall) covers the eastern bank of the estuary of the River Wyre, including Knott End-on-Sea, Pilling Lane and the vi ...
,
Pilling
Pilling is a village and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is north-northeast of Poulton-le-Fylde, south-southwest of Lancaster and northwest of Preston, in a part of the Fylde known as Over Wyre.
The civi ...
,
Out Rawcliffe
Out Rawcliffe is a village and civil parish on the north bank of the River Wyre in the Over Wyre area of the Fylde in Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 626.
It is the location of the medieval ...
,
Hambleton and the
Thornton area which is
unparished.
History
Stalmine is thought to mean the pool or stream at the mouth of the river, from the
Old English and the
Old Norse
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. Staynall is less certain. The second element likely means hollow from the Old English , with the first element either ON / OE meaning stone or perhaps a similar personal name.
Stalmine appears in the
Domesday Book
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as belonging to
Tostig Godwinson
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, held as part of his
Preston
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Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
fee
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. In the 1300s the name ''Little Staynolf'' was used for Staynall, while ''Great Staynolf'' was the area now known as Stanah across the river in
Thornton. The chapel of Stalmine was first mentioned about 1200 and a cemetery was consecrated in 1230. The chapel was rebuilt in 1806 when it was renamed St James.
Prior to the development of
Fleetwood Docks, Wardleys was one of old docks on the
Wyre Estuary. From as early as the last decade of the 16th century, goods from Russia were being unloaded here. In 1708 a
customs office was established at
Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde (), commonly shortened to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of human habitation ...
in connection with this dock and another at
Skippool
Skippool is an area of Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England. It is situated between Little Thornton and Poulton-le-Fylde along the western banks of the River Wyre, about three miles south of its mouth between Fleetwood and Knott End. Th ...
. Customs Officers would meet ships at the mouth of the river and guide them to the docks. Several warehouses had been built by the 1820s, supplying the textile spinning industry at
Kirkham, and also a ship-yard which was primarily used for repair work.
Governance
Stalmine-with-Staynall was once a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in the ancient parish of
Lancaster Lancaster may refer to:
Lands and titles
*The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire
*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies
*Duke of Lancaster
*Earl of Lancaster
*House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty
...
. This became a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
in 1866, forming part of the
Garstang Rural District
Garstang Rural District was a rural district in the county of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974.
Origins
The district had its origins in the Garstang Poor Law Union, which had been created in 1837, covering Garstang itself and several s ...
from 1894 till 1974.
The parish has six parish councillors.
Along with
Hambleton, Stalmine-with-Staynall forms part of the
Hambleton & Stalmine ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...
of
Wyre Borough Council Wyre may refer to:
Places
* Wyre, Orkney, an island in Scotland
* Borough of Wyre, a local government district in Lancashire, England
** Wyre (UK Parliament constituency)
* River Wyre, a river in Lancashire, England
* Wyre Forest, a woodlan ...
.
Media gallery
Image:Village hall, Stalmine - geograph.org.uk - 867426.jpg, Stalmine village hall
Image:St.James church, Stalmine - geograph.org.uk - 867432.jpg, St.James church, Stalmine
Image:Staynall - geograph.org.uk - 2636639.jpg, Staynall hamlet
Image:Wardley's Creek, Hambleton - geograph.org.uk - 872313.jpg, Wardley's Creek
See also
*
Listed buildings in Stalmine-with-Staynall
References
External links
Stalmine-with-Staynall Parish Council
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Civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of the Borough of Wyre
The Fylde