Poulton-le-Fylde

Poulton-le-Fylde is a town in Lancashire in north-western England, at {{coor dms|53|50|49|N|2|59|31|W|region:GB}}. The town has a population of 19,480 as of 2001 and occupies an area of 7.79 km², for a population density of 2500 people/km². It is situated about 5 kilometers to the northeast of Blackpool town and the Irish Sea coast.

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Town - Lancashire - England - 2001 - Kilometers - Blackpool - Irish Sea

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The town gained its name from the Wyre estuary, which lies less than 2 kilometers to the north-east at Skippool. The name Poulton was created by combining the Old English words Pol, for pool or creek, and Tun, meaning a farmstead or enclosure. Thus the name signifies "settlement by the pool". In 1842 the suffix 'le-Fylde' was added to distinguish the village from Poulton-le-Sands, a community since renamed to Morecambe.

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Wyre estuary - Kilometers - Old English - 1842 - Village - Morecambe

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