Hambleton, Lancashire

Hambleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Lancashire. It is situated on a coastal plain called the Fylde and in an area east of the River Wyre known locally as Over Wyre. Hambleton lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of its post town, Poulton-le-Fylde, and about 7 miles (11 km) north-east of the seaside resort of Blackpool. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 2,678,[1] increasing to 2,744 at the 2011 census.[2]

Hambleton

Wardley's Creek in Hambleton from Stanah on the western side of the River Wyre
Hambleton
Shown within Wyre Borough
Hambleton
Shown on the Fylde
Hambleton
Location within Lancashire
Population2,744 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSD374425
Civil parish
  • Hambleton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPOULTON-LE-FYLDE
Postcode districtFY6
Dialling code01253
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Hambleton is part of the Borough of Wyre and is in the parliamentary constituency of Wyre and Preston North.

History

Hambleton was recorded as Hameltune in the Domesday Book of 1086 and as Hamelton in the 12th century. By the 16th century, the spelling was Hambleton.[3]

At the time of the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Hambleton was a small township in the ancient hundred of Amounderness, in the possession of King Harold II's brother Earl Tostig.[4] The area of the township was assessed as two carucates or ploughlands.[3] Historically, Hambleton was part of the ecclesiastical parish of Kirkham and the parishioners would have worshipped at the church of St Michael, approximately 10 miles (16 km) away from Hambleton.[5] A chapel of ease had been built in the village by the 16th century, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.[6] The chapel was consecrated in 1567.[7]

Governance
See also: Lancashire County Council

Hambleton is governed locally by a parish council. The civil parish, along with Stalmine-with-Staynall, forms the ward of Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,230.[8] The ward has two elected councillors.[9] Hambleton was formerly part of the rural district of Garstang. In 1974, the district merged with those of Fleetwood, Thornton-Cleveleys, Poulton-le-Fylde and Preesall to form Wyre Borough Council.[10]

The village is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of Wyre and Preston North. It elects one MP by the first past the post system of election. Since its creation for the 2010 general election, Wyre and Preston North has been represented at Parliament by Conservative MP Ben Wallace.[11] Prior to the 2010 general election, Hambleton was part of the constituency of Lancaster and Wyre. Prior to Brexit in 2020, the village was part of the North West England constituency of the European Parliament.[12]

Demography

At the 2001 UK census, the civil parish of Hambleton had a population of 2,678.[1] The 2001 population density for the ward of Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall was 2.61 per hectare, with a 100 to 93.0 female-to-male ratio.[13][14] The proportion of residents who classified themselves as White was 99.5%, a figure higher than those for Wyre (98.9%), the North West (94.4%) and England (90.9%).[15]

Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall's 1,796 households included 27.7% one-person households, 41.5% married couples living together (with or without children), 5.9% co-habiting couples, and 5.5% single parents with their children.[16]

Population change
Population growth in Hambleton since 1801
Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 252 273 338 334 349 346 366 351 389 367 321 387 451 550 — 756 836 2,678 2,744
Sources: [17][18]

Landmarks and community

Hambleton has two pubs — The Shard Riverside Hotel and The Shovels Inn. Hambleton Hall is an 18th-century house that has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage.[19]

Hambleton has a number of shops which include (but not limited to) an off-license, butchers, cheese shop, hairdressers and a petrol station which is also a Spar shop.

Due to Hambleton being considered a rural settlement, there is a small number of full time jobs available in the village. The majority of employed residents commute to Preston , Fleetwood and Blackpool which has caused a rise in traffic congestion within and around the village in recent years.

Religion and education

Hambleton's Anglican parish church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, was rebuilt in 1749.[3] It forms part of the benefice of The Waterside Parishes of Hambleton, Out Rawcliffe and Preesall, and is in the Diocese of Blackburn.[20] The village has a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Francis of Assisi, which is in the Diocese of Lancaster.[21] Built in 1979, it is a chapel of ease to St Mary's in Great Eccleston.[22] Hambleton also has a United Reformed church.

Hambleton has one primary school.[23]

Transport

The railway came to the Fylde in the first half of the 19th century; the Preston and Wyre Railway line was completed in 1840.[24] The nearest railway station to Hambleton is Poulton-le-Fylde, which connects to major national train routes at Preston railway station. Hambleton lies on the A588 road between Poulton and Lancaster.

Hambleton's nearest international airport—approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) away—is Blackpool International Airport which has an annual capacity of 350,000 passengers.[25] The North West region is also served by the larger Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Manchester Airport.[26]

The 2C bus service that is run by Blackpool Transport serves the village. Buses to Knott End-on-Sea and Blackpool run every thirty minutes.

Notable people

See also

References
Footnotes
  1. "Area: Hambleton CP (Parish) — Parish Headcounts", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 24 July 2011
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hambleton Parish (1170215179)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. "Townships — Hambleton" in Farrer & Brownbill, pp. 188–190
  4. "Amounderness hundred" in Farrer & Brownbill, pp. 68–71
  5. "The Parish of Kirkham" in Farrer & Brownbill, pp. 143–150
  6. Fishwick, p. 59
  7. Porter, p. 425
  8. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. "Hambleton and Stalmine With Staynall Ward", Wyre Borough Council Online, Wyre Borough Council, archived from the original on 27 September 2011, retrieved 24 July 2011
  10. "Mayoral Services — Coat of Arms", Wyre Borough Council Online, Wyre Borough Council, archived from the original on 13 June 2011, retrieved 24 July 2010
  11. "Lancashire Teenager Voted 'To Make a Difference'", BBC News, BBC, 8 May 2010, retrieved 24 July 2011
  12. "Members of the European Parliament", Wyre Borough Council Online, Wyre Borough Council, archived from the original on 22 July 2011, retrieved 24 July 2011
  13. "Area: Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall (Ward) — Population Density (UV02)", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 24 July 2011
  14. "Area: Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall (Ward) — Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 24 July 2011
  15. "Area: Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall (Ward) — Ethnic Group (UV09)", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 24 July 2011
  16. "Area: Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall (Ward) — Household Composition — Households (UV65)", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 24 July 2011
  17. Porter, p. 428
  18. "Hambleton CP/Ch Population", A Vision of Britain through Time, Great Britain Historical GIS, retrieved 24 July 2011
  19. Historic England, "Hambleton Hall (1361876)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 August 2011
  20. "Church Details: Hambleton The Blessed Virgin Mary", blackburn.anglican.org, Diocese of Blackburn, archived from the original on 28 September 2011, retrieved 13 August 2011
  21. "The Churches & Chapels of the Diocese", lancasterdiocese.org.uk, Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster, archived from the original on 9 August 2011, retrieved 13 August 2011
  22. "St. Francis of Assisi — Hambleton", Official site, retrieved 13 August 2011
  23. Hambleton Primary School, Ofsted, archived from the original on 23 October 2012, retrieved 13 August 2011
  24. Porter, p. 82
  25. "Airports — Blackpool Airport", Wyre Borough Council Online, Wyre Borough Council, archived from the original on 22 July 2011, retrieved 13 August 2011
  26. "Public Transport — Airports", Wyre Borough Council Online, Wyre Borough Council, archived from the original on 22 July 2011, retrieved 13 August 2011
Bibliography

Further reading
  • Hatton, J. Daresbury (1979), Bygone Days in Hambleton in the Fylde, Alma Press

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