Cleveleys
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| Dialling code | 01253 |
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Cleveleys is a town on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Blackpool and 2 miles (3 km) south of Fleetwood. It is part of the Borough of Wyre. With its neighbouring settlement of Thornton, Cleveleys was part of the former urban district of Thornton-Cleveleys and is part of the Blackpool Urban Area. In 2011 the Cleveleys Built-up area sub division had a population of 10,754.[1]
History
At the start of the Second World War, several departments of the Ministry of Pensions, the Ministry of Education and the Board of Trade were moved to the Cleveleys area. Some were housed in the Rossall School briefly.[2] An extensive site was developed for the Ministry of Pensions in the Norcross section of Carleton and all the government departments moved out in 1940.
On 1 February 2008, the MS Riverdance ferry, while undertaking a regular sailing from Northern Ireland to Heysham under severe stormy conditions, ran aground on Anchorsholme beach, close to the boundary with Cleveleys [3]
Transport
Cleveleys is served by Blackpool Transport, which operates to Blackpool town centre, Mereside, Lytham, Bispham and Fleetwood via Cleveleys bus station. Other operators that run in Cleveleys is 24 run by Transpora.[4]
Cleveleys is on the Blackpool Tramway. The tramway runs from Starr Gate in Blackpool to Fleetwood via Bispham and Cleveleys. There are five tram stops in the area, between the stops of Rossall School (Southern Fleetwood) and Little Bispham (Northern edge of Blackpool).
The nearest railway station to Cleveleys is Poulton-le-Fylde, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) away. Poulton-le-Fylde has train services to Blackpool North or to Manchester Airport, York or Liverpool.[5]
Media
Local television news programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Granada. The local television station That's Lancashire also broadcasts to the area. Television signals are received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter.[6]
Local radio stations are BBC Radio Lancashire, Heart North West, Smooth North West, Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire, Dune Radio, and Blackpool-based stations: Coastal Radio [7] and Fylde Coast Radio.[8]
The town is served by the local newspaper, Blackpool Gazette.
Amenities
Cleveleys has a number of pubs, including The Victoria Hotel, The Shipwreck Brewhouse, and The Jolly Tars, all on Victoria Road.
Between 1961 and 2004, the Children's Corner amusement park stood on Cleveleys Promenade at the end of Victoria Road West. It was demolished in the early 21st century as part of work on the town's sea defences.[9]
In popular culture
In early May 2021, the Star Wars series Andor shot on location in Cleveleys. The town doubled as the beach resort planet Niamos where Cassian Andor was arrested.[10]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BBC News report". 4 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Council, Lancashire County. "Interchanges and bus stations". Lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Live departures from Poulton-le-Fylde | National Rail". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. May 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coastal Radio". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fylde Coast Radio". Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Where is our space?". Lancashire Telegraph. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rabbit, Jane (20 October 2022). "End Result of Star Wars Filming in Cleveleys • Visit Cleveleys". Cleveleys. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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