Garstang

Garstang

Infobox UK place
official_name= Garstang
population= 4,074 (2001 Census)
country= England
os_grid_reference= SD495455
london_distance= 199 miles (322 km) SE
latitude= 53.903
longitude= -2.767
shire_district= Wyre
shire_county= Lancashire
region= North West England
post_town= PRESTON
postcode_area= PR
postcode_district= PR3
dial_code= 01995
constituency_westminster= Lancaster and Wyre
static_

static_image_caption = The market cross in Market Place
london_distance=

Garstang is a town parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is ten miles north-northwest of the city of Preston and eleven miles south of Lancaster, and has a total resident population of 4,074. [cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=7&c=pilling&d=16&i=1001&m=0&enc=1&areaSearchText=garstang&areaSearchType=16&extendedList=true |title=Garstang CP (Parish) |author= United Kingdom Census 2001 |publisher=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk |accessdate=2007-06-12]

History

Garstang is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Cherestanc".Fact|date=June 2007 Later recordings of the name include Geresteng, Grestein, 1204; Gayrestan, 1236; Gayerstang, 1246; Gayrstang, 1274; Gayrestang, 1292. [From: 'Townships: Garstang', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7 (1912), pp. 311-313. URL: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53245&strquery=garstang] Retrieved on 2007-10-25]

A brief but comprehensive history of the parish, including the parish church of St Helens and Greenhalgh castle can be found on the link entitled 'The parish of Garstang', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7 in the 'References' section below. ['The parish of Garstang', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7 (1912), pp. 291-300. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53240&strquery=garstang] . Date accessed: 26 October 2007]

King Charles II is alleged to have spent the night in a town centre pub during the English Civil War.Fact|date=June 2007

Saint John Plessington was born at Dimples Hall, which is just outside the town.

Garstang was once served by Garstang and Catterall railway station which closed in 1969, and Garstang Town railway station which closed to passengers in 1930.

The town celebrates an arts festival and an agricultural show every year in August. In November 2001 Garstang declared itself "the world's first Fairtrade Town", influencing many other towns, cities and counties around the United Kingdom to work towards the same goal. [cite web |url=http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get_involved_fairtrade_towns.htm |title=Fairtrade Towns Campaign |author=Fairtrade Foundation |accessdate=2007-08-30] The Fairtrade Town status was renewed by the Fairtrade Foundation on August 13, 2003.

The local newspaper the Garstang Courier is available on tape free of charge to blind and partially sighted people from Galloway's Society for the Blind.

Garstang won the Small Town category in the 2005 Britain in Bloom Awards. [cite web |url=http://www.rhs.org.uk/britaininbloom/north_west/garstangwinner2005.asp |title=Britain in Bloom 2005 Winners |author=RHS |accessdate=2007-08-30]

The town is overlooked by the ruined remains of Greenhalgh Castle, built in 1490 by Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby.

Garstang's only notable mention in popular culture came when it was referenced in series 1, episode 5 of hit comedy Phoenix Nights. Brian Potter (played by Peter Kay) said "What have you called us? What have you called the best cabaret lounge this side of Garstang?" in reference to an alternative comedy night being run at his fictional club.

Governance

From a very early time, Garstang lay within the Amounderness Hundred of Lancashire. From 1894 until 1974 Garstang formed its own local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire; "Garstang Rural District", [cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10000555 |title=A vision of Garstang RD |author=A vision of Britain through time |accessdate=2007-06-12] which extended beyond the current civil parish boundaries, including villages such as Pilling.

Since 1974, Garstang has formed part of the Wyre borough of Lancashire.

Geography

Lying on the course of the River Wyre, Garstang is situated close to the A6 road, between Lancaster and Preston, a short distance from Knott End-on-Sea and Myerscough College.

Garstang and the nearby villages of Bonds, Bowgreave and Catterall form an almost continuous built-up area, bypassed by the A6 road in 1926. [* Greenall, R. (2007), "Garstang Past", At Heart Ltd, Altrincham, ISBN 978-1-84547-137-8, p.52] .

References

External links

* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Garstang/ Garstang] , GENUKI article.
* [http://www.garstang.net/ Community website] from the Garstang and District Chamber of Trade and Commerce
* [http://www.garstangfairtrade.org.uk/ Garstang Fair Trade Town]
* [http://galloways.org.uk/ Galloway's Society for the Blind]
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