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Discover Great Eccleston
Great Eccleston in Lancashire (England) with it's 1,657 citizens is a town in United Kingdom about 199 mi (or 320 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Great Eccleston is now 08:14 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports near Great Eccleston, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Blackpool International Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd in a distance of 60 mi (or 97 km), South-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Freckleton, Warton, Blackpool, Preston and Southport. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 25% |
Air Humidity | 96% |
Air Pressure | 987 hPa |
Wind Speed | High wind, near gale with 25 km/h (16 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Cartford Inn
The Villa
Singleton House
Preston West
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Railway Journey to Fleetwood - Part 3 - Kirkham & Wesham to Blackpool South
Continuing my trip this short film includes Northern Rail Class 142 Pacer storming into Kirkham & Wesham and general footage of Blackpool North.
Home to Preston and Back
Time lapse video of my journey to work and back. As you can see I set out at sunrise and back at sunset, and as the camera is pretty basic it had a hard time on the occasions that the sun was...
Kirkham & Wesham Train Station
Train service from Blackpool North To Manchester Victoria calling at Kirkham & Wisham.
Preston North End v Blackpool 05/08/2013 Final minutes and celebration and pitch invasion
via YouTube Capture.
Duchess of Sutherland at Kirkham 10th May 2008
The Duchess has just passed through Kirkham on its return to Sheffield from Blackpool.
Great Eccleston tractor pulling 2014
2 fantastic events at Great Eccleston in 2014 12th and 13th July - The Great Eccleston show 23rd and 24th August - The BTPA Finals visit www.nwtpc.co.uk for details.
Great Eccleston Tractor Pulling 2012 DVD trailer - Euro Cup and BTPA tractor pulling
Excerpts from the DVD 'Great Eccleston Tractor Pulling 2012', featuring all classes from the August 2012 event including the full TV show. Includes 4.5T Modified Eurocup, 3.5T and 950Kg Modifieds,...
Great Eccleston Tractor Pull
The most powerful motorsport in the world! European champions battle for supremacy in a small Lancashire village - established as the centre of UK tractor pulling. Video by www.everyonemedia.com.
Rough Justice @ Great Eccleston Show 2012
Rough Justice Tractor Pulling at Great Eccleston Show 2012.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
RNAS Inskip (HMS Nightjar)
RNAS Inskip or as it was otherwise known HMS Nightjar is a former Fleet Air Arm airfield near the village of Inskip, Lancashire, England at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:53.8274326|N|2.8295374|W|type:landmark|||| | |name=RNAS Inskip }}. The site today is still owned by the Royal Navy and is now home to DCSA Inskip, a tri-service communication centre. Most of the communications that happen there are low frequency radio communications to submarines.
The Fylde
The Fylde; Scandinavian: "field" is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a 13-mile (20-kilometre) square-shaped peninsula, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north, the Ribble estuary to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the Bowland hills to the east. The eastern boundary is approximately the location of the M6 motorway. It is a flat, alluvial plain; parts were once dug for peat, and it is the western part of an area formerly known as Amounderness.
Elswick, Lancashire
Elswick is a rural village and civil parish in the English county of Lancashire, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 1,057. At the time of 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.
Great Eccleston
Great Eccleston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Lancashire, situated on a coastal plain called the Fylde. The village lies to the south of the River Wyre and the A586 road, approximately 10 miles upstream from the port of Fleetwood. At the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 1,473. Great Eccleston is part of Wyre district and is in the parliamentary constituency of Wyre and Preston North.