Fylde

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for fylde

Father Brindle is a Fylde man, is about 45 years of age, and is a thoroughly healthy subject.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
There is a singular custom still kept up at Great Marton, in the Fylde district, on this day.
Lancashire Folk-lore|John Harland
At first the troops seemed to have come from South Lancashire, those from the Fylde being called up at the end of a fortnight.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)|Ernest Broxap
Many of these "clay biggins" still remain in the Fylde district and the northern parts of Lancashire.
Lancashire Folk-lore|John Harland

In parts of Lancashire, especially in the Fylde, these traces of a heathen cult still linger.
Lancashire Folk-lore|John Harland