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}}{{In use|time=}}'''Cockle Hall''' is an historic location in [[Thornton-Cleveleys]], [[Lancashire]], England. Located in today's [[Wyre Estuary Country Park]], it is the location of one of the earliest crossings of the [[River Wyre]], and the former site of a cottage occupied by a family of thirteen. It is located a short distance along a footpath running along the western banks of the river. The [[ferryman]] who took people to and brought people from [[Wardleys, Hambleton|Wardleys Creek]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clarke |first=Allen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vIAfAQAAMAAJ&dq=cockle+hall+stanah&pg=PA401 |title=Windmill Land: Rambles in a Rural Old-fashioned Country, with a Chat about Its History and Romance |date=1918 |publisher=Dent |pages=401 |language=en}}</ref> on the eastern side of the river, also lived there.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Cockle Hall Picnic Area © Bob Jenkins |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1157533 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}}</ref>
}}'''Cockle Hall''' is an historic location in [[Thornton-Cleveleys]], [[Lancashire]], England. Located in today's [[Wyre Estuary Country Park]], it was the location of one of the earliest crossings of the [[River Wyre]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Commons |first=Great Britain Parliament House of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7A06AQAAIAAJ&q=cockle+hall |title=Parliamentary Papers |date=1907 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |pages=78 |language=en}}</ref> and was used as such until the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wyre Estuary Country Park |url=http://www.northlancs.com/nlbb/wyre/estuary.htm#co |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.northlancs.com}}</ref> It is also the former site of a two-storey cottage occupied by the Lawrenson family of thirteen.<ref>[https://www.wyre.gov.uk/downloads/file/1439/wyre-estuary-country-park-management-plan-2021-2026 ''Wyre Estuary Country Park – Stanah Management Plan 2021 - 2026''] – [[Wyre Council]]</ref> It was located a short distance along today's footpath running from the car park at Wyre Estuary, along the western banks of the river. The [[ferryman]] who took people to and brought people from [[Wardleys Creek]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Clarke |first=Allen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vIAfAQAAMAAJ&dq=cockle+hall+stanah&pg=PA401 |title=Windmill Land: Rambles in a Rural Old-fashioned Country, with a Chat about Its History and Romance |date=1918 |publisher=Dent |pages=401 |language=en}}</ref> on the eastern side of the river, also lived there.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Cockle Hall Picnic Area © Bob Jenkins |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1157533 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}}</ref>

As [[C. Allen Clarke]] discovered, the original tenant of the cottage called himself the Squire of Cockle Hall, and said he was "the only [[squire]] this side o' th' Wyre".<ref name=":0" /> A former [[Roman roads in Britannia|Roman road]] was reused in [[Victorian era|Victorian times]] by people walking from nearby Underbank Road to the ferry, across a hilly field. It is a [[Rights of way in England and Wales|public footpath]] today.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roman Roads in Lancashire |url=https://www.romanroads.org/gazetteer/lancsposs.htm |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.romanroads.org}}</ref>

In the late 19th century, the Fleetwood Estate Company purchased the cottage from [[Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood]]. The cottage appears on the [[Ordnance Survey]] maps from the 1840s.

<gallery>
File:Cockle Hall 2.png|The rear of the cottage, viewed from the elevated field behind it
File:Cockle Hall 2024 2.jpg|The same view in 2024
File:Across the Wyre to Stanah (geograph 7090856).jpg|Viewed from [[Wardleys Creek]]
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==

* [http://wyrearchaeology.blogspot.com/2008/04/tale-of-cockle-hall-part-one.html "The Tale of Cockle Hall (part one)"] – The Fylde & Wyre Antiquarian, 2008
* [http://wyrearchaeology.blogspot.com/2008/04/tale-of-cockle-hall-part-two.html "The Tale of Cockle Hall (part two)"] – The Fylde & Wyre Antiquarian, 2008

[[Category:Former populated places in England]]
[[Category:Former populated places in England]]
[[Category:Geography of the Borough of Wyre]]
[[Category:Geography of the Borough of Wyre]]

Latest revision as of 16:00, 25 July 2024

Cockle Hall
A photograph of the cottage's facade, viewed from the river bank
Cockle Hall is located in Lancashire
Cockle Hall
Cockle Hall
Location within Lancashire
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townThornton-Cleveleys
Postcode districtFY6
Dialling code01253
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Lancashire
53°52′38″N 2°58′24″W / 53.8771°N 2.9732°W / 53.8771; -2.9732

Cockle Hall is an historic location in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England. Located in today's Wyre Estuary Country Park, it was the location of one of the earliest crossings of the River Wyre,[1] and was used as such until the 1930s.[2] It is also the former site of a two-storey cottage occupied by the Lawrenson family of thirteen.[3] It was located a short distance along today's footpath running from the car park at Wyre Estuary, along the western banks of the river. The ferryman who took people to and brought people from Wardleys Creek,[4] on the eastern side of the river, also lived there.[5]

As C. Allen Clarke discovered, the original tenant of the cottage called himself the Squire of Cockle Hall, and said he was "the only squire this side o' th' Wyre".[4] A former Roman road was reused in Victorian times by people walking from nearby Underbank Road to the ferry, across a hilly field. It is a public footpath today.[6]

In the late 19th century, the Fleetwood Estate Company purchased the cottage from Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood. The cottage appears on the Ordnance Survey maps from the 1840s.

  • The rear of the cottage, viewed from the elevated field behind it
    The rear of the cottage, viewed from the elevated field behind it
  • The same view in 2024
    The same view in 2024
  • Viewed from Wardleys Creek
    Viewed from Wardleys Creek

References

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  1. ^ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1907). Parliamentary Papers. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 78.
  2. ^ "Wyre Estuary Country Park". www.northlancs.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ Wyre Estuary Country Park – Stanah Management Plan 2021 - 2026 – Wyre Council
  4. ^ a b Clarke, Allen (1918). Windmill Land: Rambles in a Rural Old-fashioned Country, with a Chat about Its History and Romance. Dent. p. 401.
  5. ^ "Geograph:: Cockle Hall Picnic Area © Bob Jenkins". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Roman Roads in Lancashire". www.romanroads.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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