| Goosnargh | |
  Goosnargh shown within Lancashire |
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| Population | 1,204 (Parish) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Goosnargh |
| District | Preston |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Goosnargh is a village and civil parish on the north side of Preston, Lancashire, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Lancashire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in the North West England The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Shire county of Lancashire The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warner's plans to reduce the number of NHS North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of places within the ceremonial county boundaries of Lancashire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The village lies between Broughton and Longridge, and is adjacent to Whittingham. Broughton is a village in the Preston district of Lancashire, England, about four miles north of Preston city centre Longridge is a small Town in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. Whittingham is a Civil parish in the Preston local government district of Lancashire in England.
The name appears to derive from Gosan or Gusan (an Old Irish personal name) and erg (Norse for "hill pasture"), the name appearing in the Domesday Book as "Gusansarghe" [1]. Old Irish is the name given to the oldest form of the Irish language, or rather the Goidelic languages, for which extensive written texts are possessed Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey
The nearby Chingle Hall is purported to be the most haunted place in Lancashire, and Whittingham Hospital (now closed) was once a mental hospital. Chingle Hall, previously known as Singleton Hall was built in 1260 by Sir Adam de Singleton Whittingham is a Civil parish in the Preston local government district of Lancashire in England. A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is Although Whittingham Hospital is closed there is a category B secure unit located in the old Whittingham Hospital grounds called the Guild Lodge.
Goosnargh is home to three pubs that are popular amongst local residents and passers by, The Grapes located on Church Lane, The Bushells located on Church Lane and The Stags Head on Whittingham Lane. Whittingham is a Civil parish in the Preston local government district of Lancashire in England.
There is also a Post Office, newsagents, off licence, fish and chip shop, gift shop and estate agents in the village. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail.
The village holds an annual festival on the first Saturday after the Spring Bank Holiday Monday during which there is a procession through the village. The procession includes decorated floats, fancy dress, maypole dancing and marching bands.
The village gave its name to Goosnargh Cakes, a type of caraway seed shortcake biscuit. Caraway or Persian cumin ( Carum carvi) is a Biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Europe and western Asia Shortcake is a sweet Biscuit (in the American sense that is a crumbly Baking soda - or Baking powder -leavened Bread, known in British A biscuit (ˈbɪskɨt is a small baked product the exact meaning varies markedly in different parts of the world
Goosnargh parish includes the small villages of Inglewhite and Whitechapel, and Beacon Fell Country Park. Inglewhite is a small village in the parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire, England. Whitechapel is a tiny hamlet in the parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire, England. Beacon Fell is a Fell in the Civil parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire, England.
The name "Goosnargh" appears in the works of Douglas Adams. Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist In So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish, it is a Betelgeusian word used by Ford Prefect "when he knew he should say something but didn't know what it should be". So Long and Thanks for All the Fish ( 1984, ISBN 0-345-39183-7 is the fourth book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series written Betelgeuse (ˈbiːtəldʒuːz or /ˈbɛtəldʒuːz/ ( α Ori α Orionis Alpha Orionis is a Semiregular variable star located 640 Light-years away from Ford Prefect (also called Ix) is a Fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the British author Douglas Alternatively, in The Meaning of Liff, his comic dictionary based on British place names, it is defined as "Something left over from preparing or eating a meal, which you store in the fridge despite the fact that you know full well you will never ever use it". The Meaning of Liff (UK Edition ISBN 0-330-28121-6 US Edition ISBN 0-517-55347-3 is a humorous Dictionary of Toponomy and Etymology, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Toponymy refers to the scientific study of place-names ( toponyms) their origins meanings use and Typology.
The Royal Observer Corps 21 Group Headquarters and the Western Sector Control of the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation used to be located on Langley Lane, on the border of the parishes of Goosnargh and Whittingham. The Royal Observer Corps ( ROC) was a defence warning organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 1925 and 31 December 1995 when it was stood down The United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation ( UKWMO) was a British civilian organisation operating between 1957 and 1992 to provide the authorities with Whittingham is a Civil parish in the Preston local government district of Lancashire in England. In the large underground nuclear bunker was the standby national control of the famous Four Minute Warning air raid warning system for the UK. The ROC and UKWMO were disbanded beween 1991 and 1995 and the nuclear bunker was closed. [1][2]
Notes
- ^ Hunt, p. 151
- ^ Subterranea Britannica: Royal Observer Corps: Preston, accessed 6 November 2007
References
- Hunt, D. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (2003) The Wharncliffe Companion to Preston — An A to Z of Local History, Wharncliffe Books, Barnsley, ISBN 1-903425-79-4.
External links
- Whittingham Hospital
- Guild Lodge
- Goosnargh & Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival
- Goosnargh Parish Council
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