Gressingham

Gressingham is a small village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster In the 2001 census, it had a population of 153,^[1] decreasing slightly to 151 at the 2011 census.^[2]

Gressingham
Loyn Bridge
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Population	151 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD571699
Civil parish	Gressingham
District	Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LANCASTER
Postcode district	LA2
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Morecambe and Lunesdale
List of places UK England Lancashire 54.123°N 2.656°W / 54.123; -2.656

St John the Evangelist's Church was originally built in the 12th century. It was partly rebuilt in 1734, and restored by Edward Paley in 1862.^[3]

Notable people

John Young Stratton (1829/30 – 1905): author, essayist, social reformer and campaigner against rural poverty.

In 1903, the cost of the new 35-foot Liverpool-class lifeboat at Skerries Lifeboat Station in County Dublin, was met by a legacy gift from the Rev. W. S. Maynard of Gressingham, and named William Maynard (ON 493).^[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Gressingham