Slyne-with-Hest

Slyne-with-Hest
Manor Road
Slyne-with-Hest Slyne-with-Hest shown within Lancashire
Population	3,126 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD473660
Civil parish	Slyne-with-Hest
District	Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARNFORTH
Postcode district	LA5
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Morecambe and Lunesdale
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 54°05′17″N 2°48′22″W / 54.088°N 2.806°W / 54.088; -2.806

Slyne-with-Hest is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 3,163 recorded in the 2001 census,^[1] decreasing to 3,126 at the 2011 Census.^[2] The parish is north of Lancaster and consists of two villages; Slyne, on the A6 road, and Hest Bank on the coast.

History

Hest Bank (54°05′N 2°48′W / 54.083°N 2.800°W / 54.083; -2.800 (Hest Bank) ) is a village in north-western Lancashire, England, the boundaries of which include the coastline, from a western shoreline of salt-flats that adjoin the northern extremities of Morecambe's Victorian era Promenade, to a less clearly defined boundary in the east with the village of Slyne, which dates from Anglo-Saxon times.

Notable Buildings and Roads

Hest Bank's best known building, 'The Hest Bank Hotel' (previously named the Sands Inn), is itself hundreds of years old, and once served as a coaching station for traffic crossing the sands of what is now called Morecambe Bay. The Ordnance Survey Maps still show the Right-of-way across Morecambe Bay from Hest Bank to Grange-over-Sands, and many walkers enjoy guided walks across the bay, which take place from Spring to Autumn, normally every other weekend, tides allowing. The Right-of-Way is not suitable for normal motor vehicles, there being water at around knee-height to cross the outflow from the River Kent.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward extends beyond the confines of the parish and has a population taken at the 2011 Census of 4,119.^[3]

Railway line

In 1965 this originally coastal village was the scene of a rail accident on 20 May when a sleeper train from London Euston bound for Glasgow left the rails at 70 mph and collided with the Hest Bank station buildings.^[4] No one was seriously injured, although from that time Hest Bank has ceased to serve as a passenger station, its railside platform consequently now lying buried in undergrowth.

Industry

Today, Hest Bank has several businesses, which include; The Hest Bank Hotel, situated next to the canal, Hest Bank Kennels, Cattery and Dog Training Centre, which comprise the largest Boarding Kennels in the Lancaster area, and numerous shops and B&Bs.

Community

The village has a primary school: St Lukes Slyne-with-Hest; and tennis, football and bowling clubs.

People

Notable former residents include Thora Hird.

References

↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Lancaster Retrieved 15 February 2010
↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
↑ http://www.railpics.talktalk.net/hestbank.htm

External links

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