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Catterall
Catterall is a village and civil parish in the borough of Wyre, Lancashire, England. Historically in the Amounderness Hundred, it is situated on the A6 between Lancaster and Preston, a short distance from the town of Garstang, and Myerscough College. The rivers Wyre, Calder and Brock run through the parish and in places form the parish boundary.
As of March 2026[update] Catterall’s bus services are run by Stagecoach.
They are the following:
- 40/41 to Preston or Lancaster/Morecambe.
- 42 to Blackpool or Lancaster.
The nearest railway station is Preston.
Catterall is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Catrehala. Later references include Catrehal, 1272; Katerhalle, 1277; and Caterhale, Caterale, 1292.
The toponymy of the name suggests that the 'hala'or 'halh' part may refer to a topographical feature, indicating that the land mass forming the parish was, in times of antiquity, a 'promontory into the marsh'. This has a certain appeal, as the western edge of the parish does indeed border the flatlands of The Fylde. The same source also suggests that the first section of the name may be associated with a cat. However, this is an educated guess, as no other evidence has been uncovered to support the theory, other than the observation that the old parish boundary had the appearance of a (cat's?) tongue.
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Catterall
Catterall is a village and civil parish in the borough of Wyre, Lancashire, England. Historically in the Amounderness Hundred, it is situated on the A6 between Lancaster and Preston, a short distance from the town of Garstang, and Myerscough College. The rivers Wyre, Calder and Brock run through the parish and in places form the parish boundary.
As of March 2026[update] Catterall’s bus services are run by Stagecoach.
They are the following:
- 40/41 to Preston or Lancaster/Morecambe.
- 42 to Blackpool or Lancaster.
The nearest railway station is Preston.
Catterall is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Catrehala. Later references include Catrehal, 1272; Katerhalle, 1277; and Caterhale, Caterale, 1292.
The toponymy of the name suggests that the 'hala'or 'halh' part may refer to a topographical feature, indicating that the land mass forming the parish was, in times of antiquity, a 'promontory into the marsh'. This has a certain appeal, as the western edge of the parish does indeed border the flatlands of The Fylde. The same source also suggests that the first section of the name may be associated with a cat. However, this is an educated guess, as no other evidence has been uncovered to support the theory, other than the observation that the old parish boundary had the appearance of a (cat's?) tongue.
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