Anchorsholme

Anchorsholme
Anchorsholme Anchorsholme shown within Lancashire
Population	6,342 (2011 censusWard)^[1]
OS grid reference	SD3242
Unitary authority	Blackpool
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THORNTON-CLEVELEYS
Postcode district	FY5
Dialling code	01253
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°52′N 3°02′W / 53.87°N 03.03°W / 53.87; -03.03

Anchorsholme is a suburb in Blackpool,^[2] in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England, situated south of the Cleveleys and Blackpool border. It is a ward in the unitary authority of Blackpool since 1974, Local Government Act 1972.

Etymology

The name Anchorsholme is thought to derive from the Old Scandinavian word 'holmr' meaning a piece of dry ground in a marsh forming an island, with the 'Anchors' meaning a location where one would fasten up a boat.

Council

It has two Conservative councillors, Councillor Tony Williams and Councillor Michael Jebson who were elected in 2007 local elections. Councillor Tony Williams is the first representative from Anchorsholme to be appointed to a cabinet position on Blackpool Council. In the 2011 local elections, Councillor Michael Jebson was replaced by Conservative Councillor Paul Galley in 2011. Both Councillors retained their seats in 2015. Cllr. Tony Williams became Leader of the Conservative Group on Blackpool Council in 2014.

Sports

Anchorsholme has two sports team. Anchorsholme Football Club compete in the Mid Lancashire Football League Premier Division and Anchorsholme Cricket Club compete in the Fylde Cricket League.

References

↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 June 2011.
↑ "Blackpool Borough Boundary" (PDF). Retrieved 14 May 2016.

Geography of Blackpool

Towns	Blackpool

Suburbs & villages	Anchorsholme Bispham Grange Park Layton Marton North Shore South Shore Squires Gate Starr Gate

Topography	The Fylde Blackpool Sands

Parks & reserves	Bispham Rock Gardens Carleton Cemetery Fylde Memorial Arboretum and Community Woodland George Bancroft Park Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve Kingscote Park Layton Cemetery Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve Moor Park Salisbury Woodland Gardens Stanley Park

Ceremonial county of Lancashire

North West England Portal

Unitary authorities	Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool

Boroughs or districts	City of Lancaster City of Preston Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Pendle Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre

Major settlements	Accrington Adlington Bacup Barnoldswick Blackburn Blackpool Brierfield Burnley Carnforth Chorley Cleveleys Clitheroe Colne Darwen Earby Fleetwood Fulwood Garstang Great Harwood Haslingden Kirkham Lancaster Leyland Longridge Lytham St Annes Morecambe Nelson Ormskirk Padiham Penwortham Poulton-le-Fylde Preesall Preston Rawtenstall Rishton Skelmersdale Waterfoot Wesham Whitworth See also: List of civil parishes in Lancashire

Rivers	Calder Darwen Douglas Hodder Irwell Lune Ribble Wyre

Canals	Lancaster Leeds and Liverpool

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