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Freckleton is a village and civil parish on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England, to the south of Kirkham and east of the seaside resort of Lytham St. Annes. In 2001 it had a population of 6,045,〔(Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Fylde'' ) Retrieved 2009-09-18〕 reducing to 6,019 at the 2011 Census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish population 2011 )〕 The village is near Warton, with its links to BAE Systems. Warton Aerodrome's runway is partly within Freckleton's boundary. Freckleton has a parish council, and is part of Fylde Borough, and Fylde constituency. ==History== The name of the village appears in the ''Domesday Book'' as "Frecheltun" and is said to derive from 'Farmstead of a man called Frecla', with Old English tun and Nordic personal name.〔Mills, Anthony David (2003); ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', p. 195, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011). ISBN 019960908X〕 It was one of 62 settlements to be found in the Hundred of "Agemvndrenesse" (Amounderness). Another suggested derivation is from the Anglo-Saxon word for "lusty" or "argumentative".〔Bevan, E. M. and Ramsbottom, M. (1994), ''A Walk Round Old Freckleton'', Hedgehog Historical Publications, ISBN 1-898-06204-8.〕 Freckleton supplied water to the Roman fort at Kirkham, and in the 19th century was a port for the ship building industry.〔Shakeshaft, P. 2001, ''The History of Freckleton'', Carnegie Publishing, p. 208〕 The local community made rope and sail cloth, indications of which are reflected in local street names. There was a water-mill, situated on the Dow Brook, from at least as early as 1427, when it was in the possession of a William Hodelliston. It was sold for the sum of £350, in 1882, with the sole purpose of its decommission, to allow the marsh to be more effectively drained.〔Walker, R. (1942), "Freckleton Water Mill" in ''TRANSACTIONS OF THE HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE FOR THE YEAR 1942'', VOL. XCIV, pp.94-110. Read to the Society on 30 May 1942: ()〕 In World War II, American forces from the neighbouring Warton Aerodrome resided in the village. The Freckleton Air Disaster occurred on 23 August 1944, when an aircraft attempting to land at Warton during stormy weather crashed onto Freckleton's Holy Trinity School. Sixty-one people lost their lives, including thirty-eight infants, their two teachers, and the three air crew. Other victims included several residents and US personnel in a snack bar across the road from the school. Annual commemorations still take place, attended by residents and US veterans.〔Shakeshaft, P. 2001, ''The History of Freckleton'', Carnegie Publishing, p.245〕 The aerodrome was subsequently purchased by English Electric, now BAE Systems, and many BAE employees live in the village. The area around the village War Memorial, now protected by railings, was once the village green, where stood the smithy and toll house.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freckleton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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