Winmarleigh is a village and
civil parish
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of the Borough of
Wyre in
Lancashire
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, England. The population taken at the
2011 census was 273. The village, which is north-west 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 ...
, has an agricultural college, and the
Duchy of Lancaster
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has an estate here. This includes the local pub, the Patten Arms. It is home to the great manor of Winmarleigh Hall. Constructed to the order of the
Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is an estate of the British sovereign. The estate has its origins in the lands held by the medieval Dukes of Lancaster, which came under the direct control of the monarch when Henry Bolingbroke, the then duke of Lancast ...
, it was given to the first Lord Winmarleigh. Since then the house has been donated to
NST Travel Group, who have turned the grounds into an outdoor education programme for schools across the country.
Winmarleigh railway station opened in 1870 on the
Garstang and Knot-End Railway. It was renamed
Nateby railway station
Nateby railway station served the village Nateby in Lancashire, England
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in 1902 and closed in 1930.
The school and school house, which date from 1870, were designed 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 ...
.
Estate
The Winmarleigh Estate is an
estate
Estate or The Estate may refer to:
Law
* Estate (law), a term in common law for a person's property, entitlements and obligations
* Estates of the realm, a broad social category in the histories of certain countries.
** The Estates, representativ ...
of the
Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is an estate of the British sovereign. The estate has its origins in the lands held by the medieval Dukes of Lancaster, which came under the direct control of the monarch when Henry Bolingbroke, the then duke of Lancast ...
holding as part of The Lancashire Survey. The estate holds ownership to the Patten Arms pub.
In March 2011, ten estate farms were offered to the tenant farmers for purchase as a part of a Duchy re-balancing asset plan to reduce its rural assets.
[ Six of the farms were close to closing by June 2012 to their tenant farmers while New Hall Farm's tenant wished to retire. Also a portion of the estate was transferred to the Village Hall Committee as it's adjacent to the Hall and is used for recreation.]
See also
* Listed buildings in Winmarleigh
References
External links
Villages in Lancashire
Geography of the Borough of Wyre
The Fylde
Civil parishes in Lancashire
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