Medlar with Wesham | |
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War memorial, The Square, Wesham |
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Medlar with Wesham shown within Lancashire | |
Population | 3,584 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SD418330 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PRESTON |
Postcode district | PR4 |
Dialling code | 01772 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
Medlar with Wesham is civil parish and an electoral ward on the Fylde in Lancashire, England. It lies within the Borough of Fylde, and had a population of 3,245 in 1,294 households recorded in the 2001 census. rising to 3,584 at the 2011 Census.
The parish contains the town of Wesham (pronounced variously /ˈwɛsəm/ WESS-əm, /ˈwɛʃəm/ WESH-əm, or /ˈwɛzəm/ WEZ-əm), adjacent to the larger town of Kirkham outside the parish. Technically, town status attaches to the whole parish, but in practice it is the settlement of Wesham that is referred to as a town.