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Preesall (until 1910 known as
Preesall with Hackensall) is a village and
civil parish in
Lancashire,
England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,314. The parish covers the eastern bank of the estuary of the
River Wyre, including
Knott End,
Pilling Lane and the village of Preesall itself.
History
There is evidence that the eastern side of the River Wyre was occupied during the
Danish invasions of the 9th and 10th centuries. Preesall is mentioned in the
Domesday Book (1086) as being a part of the
Hundred of
Amounderness. The names 'Preesall' and 'Hackensall' are both probably
Norse in origin, 'Preesall' meaning 'a hill and a heath' and 'Hackensall' probably deriving from 'Haakon', a
Viking seafarer who sailed up the River Wyre and set up an encampment in the 10th century. In 1190 the land was granted to a bowman in the service of
Prince John, and in the 16th century, the land, like much in this area, passed into the possession of the Fleetwood family. Richard Fleetwood built Hackensall Hall in 1656 after their home at
Rossall Hall was flooded. Nearby Parrox Hall was built about the same time, and has been in the possession of the Elletson family since 1690.
Governance
Preesall was an
urban district from 1900 to 1974.
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). It was amalgamated under the
Local Government Act 1972 to form part of the district of
Wyre, but retained its own
mayor and
town council.
Geography
The beach surrounding Pilling, Preesall and Knott-End is known as Preesall Beach. Preesall is protected from high tides by a sea defence known as the "Sea Wall." There is a path on this sea wall that leads from Knott-End to Pilling and at a point next to Preesall pumping station, the sea wall goes over an old, now filled in, stone pillbox from WWII which is camoflauged among the rocks.
West of the village itself lies a number of bodies of water, known locally as The Flashes. These are a remnant of the brine mining industry which flourished in the area.
Preesall until recently had four pubs,
The Saracens Head,
The Fernhill,
The Ranchhouse and
The Black Bull. Last year, however, the Fernhill and the Black Bull shut down; the Ranchhouse too is now fighting for survival. The village also has three schools: a secondary comprehensive and two primary schools.
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