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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Wyre like this:
Wyre, river, N. Lancashire; rises at Wolf Fell Crag, and flows 28 miles SW. past Garstang and Poulton le Fylde to the Irish Sea at Fleetwood. On NE. elbow of North Wharf Bank is a fixed light (Wyre River), 30 ft. above high water and seen 10 miles.
Wyre is now part of WYRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how WYRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wyre itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wyre in Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17307
Date accessed: 14th February 2026
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