Trips & Outings Sunday 20th November 10:00 am Skippool Creek, Thornton, Nr Cleveleys Tucked away in a bend in the Wyre estuary stands Skippool Creek. A scene that has little changed since the 1900′s. Skippool Creek was first settled by the Saxons ,its name deriving from the Saxon word skiffs. The area came to prominence in the 1700′s when it was the main
port on the River Wyre before the development of Fleetwood.Ships of up to 200 tonnes would unload cargoes from around the world with flax and cotton for the Lancashire mills.
glers and press gangs looking for recruits for the Royal navy. The opening of the railway to Fleetwood in 1840 quickly brought about the demise of the creek.
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Skippool Creek is where the Main Dyke flows into the Wyre Estuary west of Shard Bridge. Access to the area can be viewed from Wyre Road, Skippool and the public footpath between Old Mains Lane and