Gressingham
Village in Lancashire, England
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Gressingham is a small village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster In the 2001 census, it had a population of 153,[1] decreasing slightly to 151 at the 2011 census.[2]
| Gressingham | |
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  Gressingham Location in the City of Lancaster district  Gressingham Location in the Forest of Bowland AONB  Gressingham Location within Lancashire | |
| Population | 151 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD571699 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANCASTER |
| Postcode district | LA2 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
St John the Evangelist's Church was originally built in the 12th century. It was partly rebuilt in 1734, and restored by Edward Paley in 1862.[3]
Notable people
John Young Stratton (1829/30 – 1905): author, essayist, social reformer and campaigner against rural poverty.
In 1903, the cost of the new 35-foot Liverpool-class lifeboat at Skerries Lifeboat Station in County Dublin, was met by a legacy gift from the Rev. W. S. Maynard of Gressingham, and named William Maynard (ON 493).[4]
