Catterall

Catterall is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Catrehala. Later references include Catrehal, 1272; Katerhalle, 1277; and Caterhale, Caterale, 1292.

The etymology 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.

On 14 February 1716, three local men (Joseph Wadsworth and Thomas Goose of Catterall and Thomas Cartmell of Claughton) were executed for joining the Jacobite rebellion of 1715. They were reputedly executed at Stocks Lane End. In modern times, this is where Cock Robin Lane and Catterall Lane join the A6.

The parish is traversed by several important routes, including the A6, the M6 Motorway, the West Coast Main Line, the B6430 and the Lancaster Canal, all of which run, more-or-less north to south. The parish was served by Garstang and Catterall railway station, which used to stand on the West Coast Main Line, but was closed in the 1960s and later demolished.

In May 2007, Gennaro Panzuto, a member of the Camorra, was arrested in Catterall in connection with gang-related murders.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1551938/Second-Mafia-mobster-found-in-north-England.html |title=Second Mafia mobster found in north England |first=Nigel |last=Bunyan |date=18 May 2007 |access-date=10 October 2018 |newspaper=Telegraph |publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited}}

The 2011 census showed that 2,280 people lived in the parish of Catterall, of whom 1,124 were male and 1,126 were female.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04005324|title=Catterall Parish|accessdate=27 May 2019}}

The main employer in Catterall is Franklaw Water Treatment Works on Catterall Lane. The site has developed since the 1960s from a couple of 'Dalek' style boreholes, to a large water treatment works, operated by United Utilities.

The other main employer is Collinson Plc, who manufacture agricultural and industrial buildings.

There is a Post Office within the Village Hall open Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:15-14:15. All main Post Office services are offered.

The adjoining parishes are Claughton, Kirkland, Barnacre-with-Bonds, Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre and Myerscough and Bilsborrow.

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|Feb high C = 8.1

|Mar high C = 10.3

|Apr high C = 13.2

|May high C = 16.6

|Jun high C = 18.9

|Jul high C = 20.7

|Aug high C = 20.4

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|Oct high C = 14.3

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|Aug low C = 11.8

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|Oct low C = 7.2

|Nov low C = 4.0

|Dec low C = 1.5

|year low C = 6.1

|Jan rain mm = 96.8

|Feb rain mm = 69.9

|Mar rain mm = 77.0

|Apr rain mm = 58.5

|May rain mm = 61.6

|Jun rain mm = 69.4

|Jul rain mm = 72.6

|Aug rain mm = 94.8

|Sep rain mm = 91.9

|Oct rain mm = 120.4

|Nov rain mm = 108.3

|Dec rain mm = 112.7

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|Feb rain days = 10.9

|Mar rain days = 13.0

|Apr rain days = 10.2

|May rain days = 10.6

|Jun rain days = 10.7

|Jul rain days = 11.0

|Aug rain days = 12.9

|Sep rain days = 12.2

|Oct rain days = 15.6

|Nov rain days = 15.9

|Dec rain days = 14.9

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| Jan sun = 42.4

| Feb sun = 70.7

| Mar sun = 86.0

| Apr sun = 150.6

| May sun = 194.6

| Jun sun = 160.3

| Jul sun = 169.6

| Aug sun = 152.9

| Sep sun = 117.3

| Oct sun = 86.0

| Nov sun = 44.3

| Dec sun = 35.2

| year sun = 1309.9

|source 1 =Met Office{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcw435f21|title = Myerscough (Lancashire) UK climate averages}}

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An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches slightly beyond the confines of the parish and has a total population at the 2011 Census of 2,594.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/catterall-e05005388#sthash.RJG0IJGj.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=4 June 2015}}

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• Listed buildings in Catterall

{{Reflist}}

• Gelling, M., (2000), Place-Names in the Landscape,Phoenix Press, {{ISBN|1-84212-264-9}}

• [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8090575/Three-police-officers-arrest-traffic-officer-over-parking-row.html Catterall Cop in Parking Row]
• [http://www.garstangcourier.co.uk/news/The-Catterall--Cosa-Nostra.2904719.jp The Catterall Cosa Nostra connection]
• [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=53248 'Catterall' A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7 (1912), pp. 320–24.]
• [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=50861#s25 A Topographical description of England - Catteral]
• [http://www.catterallparish.org.uk/index.htm Catterall Parish Council minutes and other interesting stuff]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081121144552/http://www.old-maps.co.uk/indexmappage2.aspx 'Maps' Ordnance Survey Maps of Catterall from 1847 to 1933]

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Category:Villages in Lancashire

Category:Civil parishes in Lancashire

Category:Geography of the Borough of Wyre