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Fylde

British  
/ faɪld /

noun

  1. a region in NW England in Lancashire between the Wyre and Ribble estuaries

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jessica Monger grew up in California not far from the franchise creator George Lucas and moved to Cleveleys on the Fylde Coast in 2012.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Webb, as well as Fylde MP Andrew Snowden, has called for a public inquiry into possible safeguarding failures linked to Preston Davey.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The Big Food Project redistributes surplus food from supermarkets and manufacturers to 125 food banks, schools, community kitchens, crisis services and families across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.

From BBC Dec. 23, 2025

The Big Food Project is a redistributor of surplus food from supermarkets and manufacturers to 125 foodbanks, schools, community kitchens, crisis services and families across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

Thousands of acres of peat moss in Lancashire were unreclaimed, and many parts of the Fylde district were difficult even to traverse.

From A Short History of English Agriculture by W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts) Curtler

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