Kirkham

Kirkham is a small town and civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. Kirkham has 20 heritage listed buildings. Many of the buildings in the town centre date from the Georgian and Victorian eras.

Wrea Green and Freckleton are nearby villages. Freckleton is a thriving English village with lots of local businesses, although there is still a dependency on agriculture. It is a charming place from which to explore some of the beautiful surrounding countryside.

Understand
Kirkham (originally Kirkam-in-Amounderness) sits midway between Blackpool and Preston ( west of Preston) and adjacent to the smaller town of Wesham. It owes its existence to Carr Hill upon which it was built and which was the location of a Roman fort. It had a population of 7,900 in 2021.

Situated just north of the river Ribble, Freckleton is one of the oldest villages in the Fylde and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Over the years it has been home to a thriving agricultural community before becoming an industrial village involved in the ship building industry during the 1800s.

Get in
Wrea Green is about 5 minutes away from the M55 motorway, which joins on to the major M6 road.

The only form of public transport to Wrea Green is by bus, and it is serviced by the following routes.


 * Stagecoach 76: use this bus for travel to/from Lytham, St Annes, Kirkham, Moss Side and Preston. Operates on the hour every day.
 * Stagecoach 75: use this bus for travel to/from Poulton, Singleton, Weeton, Kirkham and Preston. Operates on the hour Monday-Friday, times vary at weekends.

Rail travel is quite convenient: there are two local stations each two miles away from Wrea Green; one in Moss Side and the other in Kirkham (Kirkham & Wesham Station)

Get around
Because Wrea Green is so small, it is very easily to walk around everywhere. However, to get to Ribby Hall Holiday Village, the easiest way would be to get any one of the above bus services as it is quite far from the village centre.

Connect
As of April 2022, Kirkham has 5G from Three and 4G from the other UK carriers.

Go next

 * Blackpool
 * Preston
 * Lytham St Annes