Starr Gate

Starr Gate
Starr Gate  Starr Gate shown within Lancashire
Unitary authority	Blackpool
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKPOOL
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Blackpool South
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°46′38″N 3°03′18″W / 53.777222°N 3.055°W / 53.777222; -3.055

Starr Gate is in the South Shore district of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. It is located at the southwest end of Blackpool on the Fylde coast, adjacent to the Squires Gate district of Blackpool.

The place is named after the spiky "Starr" grass which grows on the local sand hills to the south of Starr Gate. "Gate" ("Geat" in Old English language) means "Way", taken from the Old Norse "Gat" - an opening or passage.

Transport

Starr Gate is served by Squires Gate railway station on the Blackpool to Preston line. The southern terminal loop of the Blackpool Tramway is located at Starr Gate, along with the Starr Gate tram depot from which trams run up the coast into central Blackpool and to Fleetwood.

Starr Gate is also immediately adjacent to Blackpool International Airport.

In the late 1970s for a short period, a hovercraft provided a transport service to Southport. The service is hoped to be revived in the near future.^[1]

References

1. ↑ m.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/hopes-high-for-hovercraft-dream-1-417191