Inglewhite

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=
latitude= 53.854
longitude=-2.690
official_name =Inglewhite
population =
shire_district= Preston
shire_county= Lancashire
civil_parish=Goosnargh
region=North West England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= PRESTON
postcode_district= PR3
postcode_area=PR
dial_code=01995
os_grid_reference= SD546400

Inglewhite is a small village in the parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire, England. It lies at the intersection of the roads from Longridge to Garstang and from Broughton to Beacon Fell.

The village name means 'white fire', from the Gaelic "aingeal" meaning 'fire'. It is thought to refer to will-o'-the-wisps that were once prevalent on the village green. The green was, until the 19th century, the site of cattle and sheep fairs, and contains a market cross. The road names of "Button Street" and "Silk Mill Lane" indicate other industries that once thrived near the village.

The village smithy closed in 1992. The building opened as a café for several years but has now closed. The public houses "The Queens Arms" and "The Black Bull" closed early in the 20th century, but "The Green Man" is still open.

WICE ( Whitechapel and Inglewhite Community Enterprises ) has recently been formed as a community organisation to raise funds and build an all-weather sports facility for the use of the Whitechapel School and the community.

References

* [http://www.lancslinks.org.uk/linkscontent/mycommunity/localcommunity/preston/ Preston District Towns & Villages]

External links

* [http://www.wice.org.uk/ Whitechapel & Inglewhite Community Enterprises]
* [http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/parish_gallery.asp?parishid=129 Goosnargh Parish Council Images]
* [http://www.inglewhitechurch.org.uk/ Inglewhite Congregational Church]