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}}</ref> increasing to 1,316 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04005236|title=Goosnargh Parish|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref> The village population in 2011 was 1,072.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E34001397|title=Goosnargh Built-up area|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref>
}}</ref> increasing to 1,316 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04005236|title=Goosnargh Parish|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref> The village population in 2011 was 1,072.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000119|title=Goosnargh Built-up area|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>


==Toponymy==
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Goosnargh has two public houses, ''The Grapes'' located on Church Lane and ''The Stags Head'' on [[Whittingham, Lancashire|Whittingham]] Lane. The ''Bushells Arms'', also located on Church Lane, closed in 2010 and is now a private residence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whatpub.com/pubs/LAW/16823/bushells-arms-goosnargh|title=Bushells Arms, Goosnargh|website=whatpub.com}}</ref>
Goosnargh has two public houses, ''The Grapes'' located on Church Lane and ''The Stags Head'' on [[Whittingham, Lancashire|Whittingham]] Lane. The ''Bushells Arms'', also located on Church Lane, closed in 2010 and is now a private residence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whatpub.com/pubs/LAW/16823/bushells-arms-goosnargh|title=Bushells Arms, Goosnargh|website=whatpub.com}}</ref>


There is also a [[Post Office]], hairdresser, pharmacy, village hall and a fish and chip shop in the village. There used to be a gift shop and an estate agent in the village but these have recently closed down. The village is also the location of the Whittingham and Goosnargh Social Club.
There is also a [[Post Office]], hairdresser, pharmacy, village hall, florists and a fish and chip shop in the village. There used to be a gift shop and an estate agent in the village but these have closed down. The village is also the location of the Whittingham and Goosnargh Social Club.


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 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 the Goosnargh Cake, a type of [[caraway]] seed [[shortcake]] [[Biscuit#Biscuits in British, Australian and New Zealand usage|biscuit]]. Goosnargh Cornfed Chicken and Duck is championed by chefs including [[Gordon Ramsay]].<ref>[http://www.zagat.com/Verticals/Menu.aspx?VID=8&R=78299&HID=9709 Gordon Ramsay's Claridge's menu], retrieved on 29 October 2008</ref>
Goosnargh Cornfed Chicken and Duck is championed by chefs including [[Gordon Ramsay]].<ref>[http://www.zagat.com/Verticals/Menu.aspx?VID=8&R=78299&HID=9709 Gordon Ramsay's Claridge's menu], retrieved on 29 October 2008</ref>


The oldest house in Goosnargh is Stone Cottage on Goosnargh Lane.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} It is now 339 years old. The beams in the 900-year-old local church have traces of sea salt in them. People believe they were from old Viking long boats.
The oldest house in Goosnargh is Stone Cottage on Goosnargh Lane.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} It is now 339 years old. The beams in the 900-year-old local church have traces of sea salt in them. People believe they were from old Viking long boats.
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The village itself has a population of 1,540, much of which is included in the [[civil parish]] of [[Whittingham, Lancashire|Whittingham]].<ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8271.xls Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208210730/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8271.xls |date=8 February 2007 }} Retrieved 2009-08-26</ref>
The village itself has a population of 1,540, much of which is included in the [[civil parish]] of [[Whittingham, Lancashire|Whittingham]].<ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8271.xls Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208210730/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8271.xls |date=8 February 2007 }} Retrieved 2009-08-26</ref>


There are two bus services to Goosnargh, numbered 45 and 46, with an hourly service on each route. The 45 connects the village with Preston city centre, Fulwood, Longridge, and Blackburn, while the 46 goes to Preston, Cottam, and Longridge. There are also a number of school buses which run through the village (584, 585 and 678). <ref>{{cite web |title=Goosnargh – bustimes.org |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/goosnargh |website=bustimes.org |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
The number 4 bus runs through Goosnargh about every hour and goes to Preston in one direction and Chipping in the other. It is the only bus service to Goosnargh, except for school buses (584, 585 and 678).


Goosnargh village has a primary school: Goosnargh Oliversons C of E. [[Broughton High School, Lancashire|Broughton High School]], [[Longridge High School]] and [[St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School|St Cecilia's RC High School]] are the three high schools whose catchment areas include Goosnargh.
Goosnargh village has a primary school: Goosnargh Oliversons C of E. [[Broughton High School, Lancashire|Broughton High School]], [[Longridge High School]] and [[St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School|St Cecilia's RC High School]] are the three high schools whose catchment areas include Goosnargh.
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Bushell House, formerly known as Bushell's Hospital, on Mill Lane, is a retirement home and a [[Grade II listed building]] dating from 1722.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101073535-bushells-hospital-goosnargh|title=Bushells Hospital, Goosnargh, Lancashire|first=Good|last=Stuff|website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref>
Bushell House, formerly known as Bushell's Hospital, on Mill Lane, is a retirement home and a [[Grade II listed building]] dating from 1722.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101073535-bushells-hospital-goosnargh|title=Bushells Hospital, Goosnargh, Lancashire|first=Good|last=Stuff|website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref>

=== Goosnargh cake ===
The village gave its name to the Goosnargh cake, a type of [[caraway]] seed [[shortcake]] [[biscuit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goosnargh Cake |url=https://www.slowfood.org.uk/ark-product/goosnargh-cake-2/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Slow Food in the UK |language=en-GB}}</ref> The biscuits were traditionally sold at [[Whitsun]]. On Whit Tuesday in 1846 at the Annual Club Day at Goosnargh, the ''Preston Chronicle'' reported that thousands were sold and sellers were unable to satisfy demand.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 1846 |title=Goosnargh |page=5 |work=Preston Chronicle |issue=1762 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000099/18460606/017/0005 |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 August 2023 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref> According to the ''Preston Herald'' in 1896 cakes with the "real Goosnargh flavour" were only obtainable in the village.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 1896 |title=An afternoon at Goosnargh |page=10 |work=Preston Herald |issue=3512 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001667/18961114/198/0010 |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 August 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> A photograph of a Mrs Davis of Goosnargh sugaring Goosnargh cakes appeared in the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' in November 1937. The accompanying caption states the cakes were baked in her cottage oven and would be sent to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa for Christmas.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 November 1937 |title=Her cakes go round the world |page=16 |work=Daily Mirror |issue=10590 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19371111/167/0016 |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 August 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> It was reported that [[Lloyd George]] became partial to Goosnargh cakes after eating some at a Christening and made out an order to a Mrs Cartwright in the village.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 April 1934 |title=Octogenarians' Diamond Wedding |page=15 |work=[[Burnley Express]] |issue=6658 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000283/19340414/322/0015 |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 August 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>


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[[Scouting in North West England#Waddecar Scout Activity Centre|Waddecar Scout Activity Centre]] (formerly Waddecar Scout Camp), on Snape Rake Lane on the southern bank of the [[River Brock]], was established in the mid-20th century.<ref>[https://waddecar.org.uk/ Waddecar Activity Centre official website]</ref>{{fv|date=December 2021}}
[[Scouting in North West England#Waddecar Scout Activity Centre|Waddecar Scout Activity Centre]] (formerly Waddecar Scout Camp), on Snape Rake Lane on the southern bank of the [[River Brock]], was established in the mid-20th century.<ref>[https://waddecar.org.uk/ Waddecar Activity Centre official website]</ref>{{fv|date=December 2021}}


Only one side of one road in Goosnargh village, including the parish church, lies within Goosnargh parish; almost all of the village lies within adjacent [[Whittingham, Lancashire|Whittingham]] parish. This may explain why the village is sometimes referred to as "Goosnargh and Whittingham", as if there were two villages. Some road signs on entering the village display "Goosnargh and Whittingham". The website of the local "Goosnargh & Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival" refers to "the twin villages of Goosnargh and Whittingham".<ref>[http://www.sghomer.co.uk/goosnarghfestivalweb/2008.htm Goosnargh & Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival: 2008 Festival] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514221248/http://www.sghomer.co.uk/goosnarghfestivalweb/2008.htm |date=14 May 2008 }}, accessed 5 November 2007</ref> An article in a local newspaper also refers to "the villages of Whittingham and Goosnargh".<ref>[http://www.longridgenews.co.uk/longridge-news/Sports-association-up-off-the.2853439.jp "Sports association up off the blocks"], ''Longridge News'', 3 May 2007, accessed online 6 November 2007</ref> However, no modern maps show a village marked "Whittingham" and the website of Whittingham Parish Council<ref>[http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/parish_display.asp?parishid=15 Lancashire Parish Portal: Whittingham Parish Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627043055/http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/parish_display.asp?parishid=15 |date=27 June 2009 }}, accessed 5 November 2007</ref> refers only to the village of Goosnargh.
Only one side of one road in Goosnargh village, including the parish church, lies within Goosnargh parish; almost all of the village lies within adjacent [[Whittingham, Lancashire|Whittingham]] parish.<ref>{{cite map |author = Ordnance Survey |author-link = Ordnance Survey |year = 2017 |title = Whittingham |url = https://www.whittinghamparishcouncil.org.uk/downloads/parish-map.pdf |format = PDF |type = Topographic map |scale = 1:6,000 |publisher = Preston City Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827021954/https://www.whittinghamparishcouncil.org.uk/downloads/parish-map.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2023 |url-status=live |access-date = 27 August 2023}}</ref> This may explain why the village is sometimes referred to as "Goosnargh and Whittingham", as if there were two villages. Some road signs on entering the village display "Goosnargh and Whittingham". The website of the local "Goosnargh & Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival" refers to "the twin villages of Goosnargh and Whittingham".<ref>[http://www.sghomer.co.uk/goosnarghfestivalweb/2008.htm Goosnargh & Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival: 2008 Festival] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514221248/http://www.sghomer.co.uk/goosnarghfestivalweb/2008.htm |date=14 May 2008 }}, accessed 5 November 2007</ref> An article in a local newspaper also refers to "the villages of Whittingham and Goosnargh".<ref>[http://www.longridgenews.co.uk/longridge-news/Sports-association-up-off-the.2853439.jp "Sports association up off the blocks"], ''Longridge News'', 3 May 2007, accessed online 6 November 2007</ref> However, no modern maps show a village marked "Whittingham" and the website of Whittingham Parish Council<ref>[http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/parish_display.asp?parishid=15 Lancashire Parish Portal: Whittingham Parish Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627043055/http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/parish_display.asp?parishid=15 |date=27 June 2009 }}, accessed 5 November 2007</ref> refers only to the village of Goosnargh.


Newsham was separated from Goosnargh parish in 1894 and transferred to the parish of [[Barton, Preston|Barton]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Farrer |first1=William |first2=J |last2=Brownbill |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol7/pp127-128 |title=Township:Barton in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7 |pages=190–206 |date=1912 |publisher=Victoria County History |place=London |access-date=29 August 2023 |via=[[British History Online ]] |language=en}}</ref>
The parish was part of [[Preston Rural District]] throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10002916 Preston RD], ''Vision of Britain'', accessed 9 June 2014</ref> In 1974 the parish became part of the [[Borough of Preston]], which became a city in 2002.
The parish was part of [[Preston Rural District]] throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10002916 Preston RD], ''Vision of Britain'', accessed 9 June 2014</ref> In 1974 the parish became part of the [[Borough of Preston]], which became a city in 2002.


===Local businesses===
===Local businesses===
[[File:Ye Horn's Inn - geograph.org.uk - 603489.jpg|thumb|Ye Horn's Inn]]
[[File:Ye Horn's Inn - geograph.org.uk - 603489.jpg|thumb|Ye Horn's Inn]]
Two miles out of Goosnargh village is [[Ye Horn's Inn]], noted for its roast duck and incorporating the Goosnargh Brewing Company. The brewery produces a number of beers including Goosnargh Gold, Goosnargh Truckle and Real Goosnargh Bitter (RGB).
Two miles out of Goosnargh village is [[Ye Horns Inn]], which offers beers from the Goosnargh Brewing Company.{{cn|date=April 2024}}


Five of the 10 [[Lancashire cheese]] dairies listed on the [[British Cheese Board]]'s website in 2009 are located in Goosnargh parish: Butler's, Greenfields, Mrs Kirkham's, Shorrocks and Carron Lodge.<ref>[http://www.britishcheese.com/lancashire/the_lancashire_dairies-27 The Lancashire Dairies], ''British Cheese Board'', accessed 27 June 2009</ref>
Five of the ten [[Lancashire cheese]] dairies listed on the [[British Cheese Board]]'s website in 2009 are located in Goosnargh parish: Butler's, Greenfields, Mrs Kirkham's, Shorrocks and Carron Lodge.<ref>[http://www.britishcheese.com/lancashire/the_lancashire_dairies-27 The Lancashire Dairies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726112141/http://www.britishcheese.com/lancashire/the_lancashire_dairies-27 |date=26 July 2011 }}, ''British Cheese Board'', accessed 27 June 2009</ref>

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In July 2015 an outbreak of [[Influenza A virus|bird flu]] was officially confirmed at Field Foot Farm on Eaves Green Lane in the parish and a {{convert|10|km|mi|0|order=flip|adj=on}} exclusion zone was established, within which movement of poultry, birds and mammals was forbidden without licence. The strain of flu was identified as H7N7, and there was little risk to public health. 170,000 birds were expected to be culled.<ref>[http://www.lep.co.uk/news/bird-flu-case-confirmed-in-lancashire-1-7355898 Bird Flu case confirmed in Lancashire], ''Lancashire Evening Post'', 13 July 2015, accessed 13 July 2015</ref>


The parish is the home of Goosnargh Gin which is inspired by the nearby [[Forest of Bowland|Bowland Fells]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/food-drink/goosargh-gin-1-5812279|title=Goosnargh Gin - the spirit of Bowland|first=PHOTOGRAPHY: Glynn Ward & Elizabeth|last=Barker|website=Lancashire Life}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lep.co.uk/news/how-richard-and-rachel-created-a-new-artisan-goosnargh-gin-1-9479040|title=How Richard and Rachel created a new artisan Goosnargh Gin|website=www.lep.co.uk}}</ref>
The parish is the home of Goosnargh Gin which is inspired by the nearby [[Forest of Bowland|Bowland Fells]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/food-drink/goosargh-gin-1-5812279|title=Goosnargh Gin - the spirit of Bowland|first=PHOTOGRAPHY: Glynn Ward & Elizabeth|last=Barker|website=Lancashire Life}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lep.co.uk/news/how-richard-and-rachel-created-a-new-artisan-goosnargh-gin-1-9479040|title=How Richard and Rachel created a new artisan Goosnargh Gin|website=www.lep.co.uk}}</ref>

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In July 2015 an outbreak of [[Influenza A virus|bird flu]] occurred at a poultry farm in the parish, leading to a cull and the imposition of a {{convert|10|km|mi|0|order=flip|adj=on}} exclusion zone. The strain of flu was identified as H7N7 and [[Public Health England]] confirmed there was little risk to public health.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/news/foodservice/bird-flu-confirmed-at-goosnargh-farm|title=Bird flu confirmed at Goosnargh farm|publisher=[[The Caterer]]|date=13 July 2015|access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref>


===Fallout bunker===
===Fallout bunker===

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Goosnargh
Village
Goosnargh is located in the City of Preston district
Goosnargh
Goosnargh
Village shown within the City of Preston district
Goosnargh is located in Lancashire
Goosnargh
Goosnargh
Location within Lancashire
Population1,072 
OS grid referenceSD557367
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR3
Dialling code01772
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°49′26″N 2°40′26″W / 53.824°N 2.674°W / 53.824; -2.674
Bushell House, retirement home

Goosnargh (/ˈɡuːznər/ GOOZ-nər) is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston district of Lancashire, England.

The village lies between Broughton and Longridge, and mostly lies in the civil parish of Whittingham, although the ancient centre lies in the civil parish of Goosnargh. The parish of Goosnargh had a population of 1,204 recorded in the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 1,316 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village population in 2011 was 1,072.[3]

Toponymy

The name, meaning "Gosan's or Gusan's hill pasture", derives from Gosan or Gusan (an Old Irish personal name) and erg (Norse for "hill pasture"). The name appeared in the Domesday Book as Gusansarghe but by 1212 had changed to Gosenargh, closer to today's pronunciation.[4] However, one reference suggested Gusansarghe was from Old Norse gudhsins hörgi (related to hörgr), meaning "at the idol's (god's) temple."[5]

Goosnargh village

The Anglican parish church of St Mary the Virgin is situated on Church Lane. Trinity Methodist Church, originally dating from the early 1880s, is situated on Whittingham Lane.[6]

Goosnargh has two public houses, The Grapes located on Church Lane and The Stags Head on Whittingham Lane. The Bushells Arms, also located on Church Lane, closed in 2010 and is now a private residence.[7]

There is also a Post Office, hairdresser, pharmacy, village hall, florists and a fish and chip shop in the village. There used to be a gift shop and an estate agent in the village but these have closed down. The village is also the location of the Whittingham and Goosnargh Social Club.

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.

Goosnargh Cornfed Chicken and Duck is championed by chefs including Gordon Ramsay.[8]

The oldest house in Goosnargh is Stone Cottage on Goosnargh Lane.[citation needed] It is now 339 years old. The beams in the 900-year-old local church have traces of sea salt in them. People believe they were from old Viking long boats.

The village itself has a population of 1,540, much of which is included in the civil parish of Whittingham.[9]

There are two bus services to Goosnargh, numbered 45 and 46, with an hourly service on each route. The 45 connects the village with Preston city centre, Fulwood, Longridge, and Blackburn, while the 46 goes to Preston, Cottam, and Longridge. There are also a number of school buses which run through the village (584, 585 and 678). [10]

Goosnargh village has a primary school: Goosnargh Oliversons C of E. Broughton High School, Longridge High School and St Cecilia's RC High School are the three high schools whose catchment areas include Goosnargh.

The footballers Lily Parr[citation needed] and Peter Corr[11] both died in Goosnargh.

Bushell House, formerly known as Bushell's Hospital, on Mill Lane, is a retirement home and a Grade II listed building dating from 1722.[12]

Goosnargh cake

The village gave its name to the Goosnargh cake, a type of caraway seed shortcake biscuit.[13] The biscuits were traditionally sold at Whitsun. On Whit Tuesday in 1846 at the Annual Club Day at Goosnargh, the Preston Chronicle reported that thousands were sold and sellers were unable to satisfy demand.[14] According to the Preston Herald in 1896 cakes with the "real Goosnargh flavour" were only obtainable in the village.[15] A photograph of a Mrs Davis of Goosnargh sugaring Goosnargh cakes appeared in the Daily Mirror in November 1937. The accompanying caption states the cakes were baked in her cottage oven and would be sent to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa for Christmas.[16] It was reported that Lloyd George became partial to Goosnargh cakes after eating some at a Christening and made out an order to a Mrs Cartwright in the village.[17]

Goosnargh parish

Goosnargh
Civil parish
St. Francis Church
St. Francis Church
CountryEngland
Primary councilPreston
CountyLancashire
RegionNorth West England
StatusParish
SettlementsGoosnargh, Inglewhite and Whitechapel
Area
 • Total33.68 km2 (13.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,316
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.goosnarghpc.co.uk/
Civil parishes in the City of Preston

Goosnargh parish includes the small villages of Inglewhite and Whitechapel, and Beacon Fell Country Park. The northernmost part of the parish, including Whitechapel and Beacon Fell, lies within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Brock forms part of the parish boundary on the northwest and north sides.

The parish contains the Roman Catholic church of St Francis, Hill Chapel, and an adjoining Catholic primary school of the same name. The sixteenth-century Catholic martyr George Beesley was born at the site.[18]

Waddecar Scout Activity Centre (formerly Waddecar Scout Camp), on Snape Rake Lane on the southern bank of the River Brock, was established in the mid-20th century.[19][failed verification]

Only one side of one road in Goosnargh village, including the parish church, lies within Goosnargh parish; almost all of the village lies within adjacent Whittingham parish.[20] This may explain why the village is sometimes referred to as "Goosnargh and Whittingham", as if there were two villages. Some road signs on entering the village display "Goosnargh and Whittingham". The website of the local "Goosnargh & Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival" refers to "the twin villages of Goosnargh and Whittingham".[21] An article in a local newspaper also refers to "the villages of Whittingham and Goosnargh".[22] However, no modern maps show a village marked "Whittingham" and the website of Whittingham Parish Council[23] refers only to the village of Goosnargh.

Newsham was separated from Goosnargh parish in 1894 and transferred to the parish of Barton.[24] The parish was part of Preston Rural District throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974.[25] In 1974 the parish became part of the Borough of Preston, which became a city in 2002.

Local businesses

Ye Horn's Inn

Two miles out of Goosnargh village is Ye Horns Inn, which offers beers from the Goosnargh Brewing Company.[citation needed]

Five of the ten Lancashire cheese dairies listed on the British Cheese Board's website in 2009 are located in Goosnargh parish: Butler's, Greenfields, Mrs Kirkham's, Shorrocks and Carron Lodge.[26]

The parish is the home of Goosnargh Gin which is inspired by the nearby Bowland Fells.[27][28]

In July 2015 an outbreak of bird flu occurred at a poultry farm in the parish, leading to a cull and the imposition of a 6-mile (10 km) exclusion zone. The strain of flu was identified as H7N7 and Public Health England confirmed there was little risk to public health.[29]

Fallout bunker

During the Second World War the operations bunker of RAF Barton Hall was located at a site on Langley Lane on the border of the parishes of Goosnargh and Whittingham. After the war the Royal Observer Corps 21 Group Headquarters and the Western Sector Control of the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation took over the bunker.

In the 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 between 1991 and 1995 and the nuclear bunker was closed.[30][31] The premises are now used as a veterinary practice.

The name "Goosnargh" appears in the works of Douglas Adams. 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."

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."

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Goosnargh Parish (E04005236)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Goosnargh Built-up area (E35000119)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ Lancashire Towns and Villages Retrieved on 29 October 2008
  5. ^ Taylor, Isaac (1896). Names and Their Histories: Alphabetically Arranged as a Handbook of Historical Geography and Topographical Nomenclature. London: Rivington, Percival & Co. pp. 390.
  6. ^ "Trinity Methodist Church Goosnargh". trinitygoosnargh.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Bushells Arms, Goosnargh". whatpub.com.
  8. ^ Gordon Ramsay's Claridge's menu, retrieved on 29 October 2008
  9. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 8 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-26
  10. ^ "Goosnargh – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  11. ^ June 2001, "Tributes to a star - and a devoted family man", Lancashire Evening Post, accessed 27 June 2009
  12. ^ Stuff, Good. "Bushells Hospital, Goosnargh, Lancashire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Goosnargh Cake". Slow Food in the UK. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Goosnargh". Preston Chronicle. No. 1762. 6 June 1846. p. 5. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "An afternoon at Goosnargh". Preston Herald. No. 3512. 14 November 1896. p. 10. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "Her cakes go round the world". Daily Mirror. No. 10590. 11 November 1937. p. 16. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Octogenarians' Diamond Wedding". Burnley Express. No. 6658. 14 April 1934. p. 15. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ^ Camm, B. (1907), "Ven. George Beesley", The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York: Robert Appleton Company, retrieved 27 June 2009
  19. ^ Waddecar Activity Centre official website
  20. ^ Ordnance Survey (2017). Whittingham (PDF) (Topographic map). 1:6,000. Preston City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  21. ^ Goosnargh & Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival: 2008 Festival Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 5 November 2007
  22. ^ "Sports association up off the blocks", Longridge News, 3 May 2007, accessed online 6 November 2007
  23. ^ Lancashire Parish Portal: Whittingham Parish Council Archived 27 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 5 November 2007
  24. ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J (1912). Township:Barton in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7. London: Victoria County History. pp. 190–206. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via British History Online .
  25. ^ Preston RD, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014
  26. ^ The Lancashire Dairies Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, British Cheese Board, accessed 27 June 2009
  27. ^ Barker, PHOTOGRAPHY: Glynn Ward & Elizabeth. "Goosnargh Gin - the spirit of Bowland". Lancashire Life.
  28. ^ "How Richard and Rachel created a new artisan Goosnargh Gin". www.lep.co.uk.
  29. ^ "Bird flu confirmed at Goosnargh farm". The Caterer. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  30. ^ Hunt, D. (2003), The Wharncliffe Companion to Preston — An A to Z of Local History, Wharncliffe Books, Barnsley, ISBN 1-903425-79-4, p.151
  31. ^ Subterranea Britannica: Royal Observer Corps: Preston, accessed 6 November 2007
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