Fylde coastal plain
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The Fylde coastal plain is a low-lying, largely flat area in western Lancashire, England, known for its seaside towns, agricultural land, and position between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fylde coastal plain canonical | 2 |
| West Lancashire Coastal Plain | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal plain
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Bowland Fells
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Lancashire Coastal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeHistory | historically part of the Fylde Hundred of Lancashire ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Irish Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ribble estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyre estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | maritime climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Blackpool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borough of Blackpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Fleetwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Freckleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Fylde district NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirkham NERFINISHED ⓘ Lytham NERFINISHED ⓘ Lytham St Annes NERFINISHED ⓘ Poulton-le-Fylde NERFINISHED ⓘ St Annes-on-the-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Staining NERFINISHED ⓘ Thornton-Cleveleys NERFINISHED ⓘ Warton NERFINISHED ⓘ Wesham NERFINISHED ⓘ part of Wyre district ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drainage |
River Ribble
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Wyre NERFINISHED ⓘ smaller drainage channels and ditches ⓘ |
| etymology | name "Fylde" is believed to derive from Old Norse or Old English meaning level ground or plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology | glacial and post-glacial deposits ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
reclaimed agricultural land
ⓘ
salt marshes near estuaries ⓘ sand dunes along parts of the coast ⓘ |
| highestPoint | relatively low elevation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural land
ⓘ
seaside towns ⓘ |
| landUse |
arable farming
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancashire
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of England ⓘ |
| partOf | county of Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural-urban mix ⓘ |
| terrain |
largely flat
ⓘ
low-lying ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
West Lancashire Coastal Plain