The Yealands

{{Short description|Civil parish in Lancashire, England}}

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| region= North West England

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| shire_district= Lancaster

| shire_county= Lancashire

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| population =539

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The Yealands is a civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England. It includes the villages of Yealand Conyers and Yealand Redmayne and the hamlet of Yealand Storrs. The parish was formed on 1 April 2024 by combining the former parishes of Yealand Conyers and Yealand Redmayne.{{cite web |title=[Order for the creation of the parish] |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/documents/s85089/Order%20for%20creation%20of%20The%20Yealands%20Parish%20Council%2022.2.2023.pdf |publisher=Lancaster City Council |access-date=22 August 2024}} It has a parish council, the lowest level of local government in England.{{cite web |title=The Yealands Parish Council Website |url=https://www.theyealandspc.org.uk/ |website=www.theyealandspc.org.uk |publisher=The Yealands Parish Council |access-date=22 August 2024}} In 2021 the parishes had a population of 539.

The parish is in the north west of Lancashire, with its northern boundary along the county boundary with Westmorland and Furness in Cumbria. The M6 motorway runs along the eastern border of the parish, the A6 road and the West Coast Main Line railway run through the eastern part of the parish, and the Furness line crosses the far western corner of the parish.

Most of the parish (except the area east of the A6) is within the Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape (formerly AONB).{{cite web |title=AONB Map |url=https://www.arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk/discover/aonb-map/ |website=Arnside Silverdale AONB |access-date=22 August 2024 |language=en}}

The amenities in the parish include Yealand Church of England Primary School,{{cite web |title=Welcome! |url=https://yealand.lancs.sch.uk/ |website=Yealand Church of England Primary School |access-date=22 August 2024}} Yealand Village Hall,{{cite web |title=Yealand Village Hall |url=https://yealandvillagehall.org.uk/ |website=yealandvillagehall.org.uk |access-date=22 August 2024}} St John's Church (Anglican),{{cite web |title=Yealand: St John's Church |url=https://ubwby.org/yealand/ |website=United Benefice of Warton, with Borwick and Yealand |access-date=22 August 2024 |date=August 2024}} St Mary's Church (Roman Catholic), Yealand Quaker Meeting House,{{cite web |title=Yealand Quaker Meeting |url=https://www.quaker.org.uk/meetings/yealand |website=Quakers |access-date=22 August 2024 |language=en}} and the New Inn pub.{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://thenewinnyealand.co.uk/ |website=New Inn Yealand |access-date=22 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=Welcome to The Yealands |url=https://www.theyealandspc.org.uk/users/UserFiles/File/Welcome%20Pack/Welcome%20Pack%20Sept%2024.pdf |publisher=The Yealands Parish Council |access-date=22 August 2024}} Leighton Hall, Trowbarrow Quarry and most of Leighton Moss RSPB reserve are also within the parish.{{cite web |title=The Yealands |url=https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/169463.html |website=mapit.mysociety.org |access-date=22 August 2024}} There are 43 listed buildings in The Yealands.