Cockerham

For other uses, see Cockerham (disambiguation).

Cockerham
The north-western façade of St. Michael's Church
Cockerham is located in the City of Lancaster district
Cockerham
Cockerham
Location in the City of Lancaster district
Cockerham is located in Morecambe Bay
Cockerham
Cockerham
Location on Morecambe Bay
Cockerham is located in Lancashire
Cockerham
Cockerham
Location within Lancashire
Population671 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD465525
• London204 mi (328 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Cockerham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLANCASTER
Postcode districtLA2
Dialling code01524
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
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Lancashire
53°57′58″N 2°48′50″W / 53.966°N 2.814°W / 53.966; -2.814

Cockerham is a small village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Lancaster and 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Preston. Lying on the River Cocker, at the estuary of the River Lune, the parish had a population of 671 at the 2011 Census.[1]

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.[2] Between 1894 and 1974, Cockerham lay within the Lancaster Rural District.[3]

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.[4] The tenants were forbidden to trade local fuel to the "strangers" who collected mussels on the shore.[5]

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.

Airfields

Cockerham Airfield (also known as Patty's Farm) is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) west of Cockerham and south of Hillam Lane.[6][7] It is home to the Black Knights Parachute Centre.[8] In 2023, former footballers Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane and Gary Neville skydived at the facility for an episode of Sky Sports' The Overlap.[9]

Tarn Farm Airfield (also known as Rossall Field) is two miles south-west of Cockerham, on Gulf Lane. It is home of The Bay Flying Club, West Lancashire Microlight School. Its airport code is GB-0440.[10]

  • Microlight above Tarn Farm Airfield
    Microlight above Tarn Farm Airfield
  • Black Knights Parachute Centre at Patty's Farm
    Black Knights Parachute Centre at Patty's Farm

See also

Notes

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cockerham Parish (E04005186)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "A Vision of Cockerham AP/CP". Lancaster RD Local Government District. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  3. ^ Lancaster RD Local Government District. "A Vision of Lancaster RD". Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  4. ^ Bailey, p. 61.
  5. ^ Bailey, p. 66.
  6. ^ Cockerham - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust
  7. ^ Cockerham Airfield at Google Maps
  8. ^ Black Knights Parachute Centre official website
  9. ^ Sky Sports Premier League (6 July 2023). Keane, Neville & Carra go SKYDIVING!! 🪂🤯 | The Overlap ON TOUR!. Retrieved 16 July 2024 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Tarn Farm – UK Airfield Guide

References

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