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.

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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

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Thornton-Cleveleys locatedIn Fylde coastal plain
Geography of the Borough of West Lancashire hasLandscapeFeature Fylde coastal plain
this entity surface form: West Lancashire Coastal Plain
Banks locatedOn Fylde coastal plain
this entity surface form: West Lancashire Coastal Plain
Fylde district locatedOn Fylde coastal plain