Cleveleys

Cleveleys (with its neighbouring town of Thornton, collectively known as Thornton-Cleveleys) is a town on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire, England, about 4 miles north of Blackpool and 2 miles south of Fleetwood.

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Thornton is mentioned in the Domesday Book but its much younger neighbour, Cleveleys, a bustling seaside resort, developed in the 19th century around a hotel owned by a Mr Cleveleys (Cleveleys means “woodland clearing near a cliff or bank”).

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The two towns are linked by Victoria Road, and the Blackpool to Fleetwood tram line runs through the centre of Cleveleys.

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Cleveleys boasts a wide sandy beach, with sea views over the Irish Sea to the west and Morecambe Bay and the Lake District mountains to the north.

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The town has a more genteel atmosphere than its brasher southerly neighbour of Blackpool and is a popular retirement area.

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Thornton: Thornton may be used in the following ways....

Fylde: Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council headquarters are in St Annes, with some council departments located in Kirkham. Fylde borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Lytham, Kirkham urban district, and Fylde Rural Dis...

Lancashire: Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. Its name is sometimes abbreviated to Lancs. Its traditional county town is Lancaster, but the county council is based at Preston. Areas previously administered by the County Council came u...