Gressingham is a small village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It is north of the River Lune and across the river from Hornby. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 153,[1] decreasing slightly to 151 at the 2011 census.[2]
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  Gressingham Location in the City of Lancaster district  Gressingham Location in the Forest of Bowland AONB  Gressingham Location within Lancashire | |
| Population | 151 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD571699 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANCASTER |
| Postcode district | LA2 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
St John the Evangelist's Church was originally built in the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building. It was partly rebuilt in 1734, and restored by Edward Paley in 1862.[3]
The Gressingham Duck was named after the village of Gressingham, having been first bred here in 1980 from a cross of mallards and Pekin ducks.[4] However, the exclusive right to breed Gressingham Ducks was bought by Gressingham Foods in 1996, and the ducks they now produce are all from their farms in East Anglia.[5]
Notable people edit
John Young Stratton (1829/30 – 1905): author, essayist, social reformer and campaigner against rural poverty.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Gressingham Parish (E04005188)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "St John the Evangelist's Church (1164600)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ The Guardian: Gressingham Ducks: at the top of their game. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Gressingham: The Duck People. About Us. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
External links edit
Media related to Gressingham at Wikimedia Commons
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