Cockerham
Cockerham | |
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![]() The north-western façade of St. Michael's Church | |
![]() ![]() Cockerham Location in the City of Lancaster districte | |
Population | 671 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SD465525 |
• London | 204 mi (328 km) SE |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LANCASTER |
Postcode district | LA2 |
Dialling code | 01524 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Cockerham is a small village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Lancaster and 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Preston. Located on the River Cocker, at the estuary of the River Lune, it has a total resident population of 558,[1] increasing to 671 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Cockerham has lain within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire since the Middle Ages[citation needed] having previously formed a township and parish within the hundred of Lonsdale and district of Lancaster.[3] Between 1894 and 1974, Cockerham lay within the Lancaster Rural District.[4]
Medieval life of Cockerham manor has been recorded in the Custumal of the Manor of Cockerham, compiled in 1326–1327 and revised in 1463. The custumal, a record of rents and services owed by the tenants to their landlord, combines a local code of laws with an inventory of all resources of the land, from peat fuel, cattle and sheep to shoreline mussels.[5] The tenants were forbidden to trade local fuel to the "strangers" who collected mussels on the shore.[6]
The local church is St. Michael's. The original parish church was in the middle of the village but was resited on higher ground due to frequent flooding.
Close by are the remains of Cockersand Abbey. The village has a pub, the Manor Inn, though there have been at least two in the past.
Airfields[]
Cockerham Airfield (also known as Patty's Farm) is located 0.75 miles (1.21 km) west of Cockerham and south of Hillam Lane.[7][8] Its ICAO airport code is GB-0611.[9] It is home to the Black Knights Parachute Centre.[10]
Tarn Farm Airfield (also known as Rossall Field) is located two miles southwest of Cockerham, on Gulf Lane. It is home of The Bay Flying Club, West Lancashire Microlight School. Its airport code is GB-0440.[11]
Gallery[]
Microlight above Tarn Farm Airfield
Black Knights Parachute Centre at Patty's Farm
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cockerham Parish (E04005186)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "A Vision of Cockerham AP/CP". Lancaster RD Local Government District. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ Lancaster RD Local Government District. "A Vision of Lancaster RD". Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ^ Bailey, p. 61.
- ^ Bailey, p. 66.
- ^ Cockerham - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust
- ^ Cockerham Airfield at Google Maps
- ^ GB-0611 - metar-TAF.com
- ^ Black Knights Parachute Centre official website
- ^ Tarn Farm – UK Airfield Guide
References[]
- Bailey, Mark (2002). The English Manor, c. 1200-1500. Manchester medieval sources series. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-5229-7.
External links[]
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- Cockerham Parish Council, Official website.
- A history of Cockerham
- Cockerham, GENUKI article.
- Villages in Lancashire
- Geography of the City of Lancaster
- Civil parishes in Lancashire
- Populated coastal places in Lancashire
- Morecambe Bay