Elswick, Lancashire

Elswick
Elswick
	United Reformed Church
	Elswick Shown within Fylde Borough Elswick Shown within the Fylde Elswick Location within Lancashire
Population	1,079 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SD421384
Civil parish	Elswick;
District	Fylde;
Shire county	Lancashire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR4
Dialling code	01995
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Fylde;

Elswick is a rural village and civil parish on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 1,079.

At the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Elswick was a small agricultural community in the hundred of Amounderness. The village was originally part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Michael's on Wyre. A Nonconformist chapel was built in Elswick before 1650.

Elswick is part of the local government district of Fylde and the parliamentary constituency of Fylde. It lies approximately 8.5 miles (14 km) east of Blackpool and 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Preston.

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