Catterall
| Catterall | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
| Coordinates: 53°52′47″N 2°45′47″W / 53.8798°N 2.7631°WCoordinates: 53°52′47″N 2°45′47″W / 53.8798°N 2.7631°W | |
| Country | England |
| Primary council | Wyre |
| County | Lancashire |
| Region | North West England |
| Status | Parish |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,280 |
| Website | Catterall Parish Council |
Catterall is a civil parish in the county of Lancashire in the north of England, located within the Borough of Wyre. Historically in the Amounderness Hundred, it is situated on the A6 between Lancaster and Preston, a short distance from the town of Garstang, and Myerscough College. The Wyre, Calder and River Brock, run through the parish and in places form the parish boundary.
Catterall is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Catrehala Later references include Catrehal, 1272; Katerhalle, 1277; Caterhale, Caterale, 1292.
The etymology of the name suggests that the 'hala'or 'halh' part may refer to a topographical feature, indicating that the land mass forming the parish was, in times of antiquity, a 'promontory into the marsh'. This has a certain appeal, as the western edge of the parish does indeed border the flatlands of The Fylde. The same source also suggests that the first section of the name may be associated with a cat. However, this is an educated guess, as no other evidence has been uncovered to support the theory, other than the observation that the old parish boundary had the appearance of a (cats?) tongue.
On 14 February 1716, three local men (Joseph Wadsworth and Thomas Goose of Catterall and Thomas Cartmell of Claughton) were executed for joining the Jacobite rebellion of 1715. They were reputedly executed at Stocks Lane End. In modern times, this is where Cock Robin Lane and Catterall Lane join the A6.
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