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Human settlement in England
Thornton-Cleveleys
Thornton-Cleveleys is located in the Borough of WyreThornton-CleveleysThornton-CleveleysShown within Wyre BoroughShow map of the Borough of WyreThornton-Cleveleys is located in the FyldeThornton-CleveleysThornton-CleveleysShown on the FyldeShow map of the FyldeThornton-Cleveleys is located in LancashireThornton-CleveleysThornton-CleveleysLocation within LancashireShow map of Lancashire
Population31,157 (2001 Census)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townThornton-Cleveleys
Postcode districtFY5
Dialling code01253
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Lancashire
53°52′26″N 3°01′16″W / 53.874°N 3.021°W / 53.874; -3.021

Thornton-Cleveleys is a conurbation consisting of the village of Thornton and the town of Cleveleys. The two settlements formed a joint urban district from 1927 until 1974, before becoming part of Wyre. The two settlements constitute part of the Blackpool Urban Area.

Political geography

The civil parish of Thornton became an urban district in 1900, and was then renamed Thornton-Cleveleys in 1927. On 1 April 1974 the urban district became part of the Borough of Wyre. Thornton-Cleveleys corresponds with five wards of the borough.

According to the 2001 census Thornton-Cleveleys has a population of 25,547, increasing to 28,703 at the 2011 census. The population of the individual borough council wards was recorded as:

  • Bourne: 6,121 (2011 = 6,676)
  • Cleveleys Park: 5,994 (2011 = 5,940)
  • Jubilee: 4,186 (2011 = 4,025)
  • Stanah: 5,267 (2011 = 6,111)
  • Victoria: 5,851 (2011 = 5,951)

See also

References

  1. Thornton-Cleveleys UD Lancashire through time | Administrative history of Local Government District: hierarchies, boundaries
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