Catterall

53.887952 - 2.748435Koordinaten: 53 ° 53 ' N, 2 ° 45 ' W

Catterall is a place and a civil parish in Lancashire, England.

Catterall is mentioned in the Doomsday Book as Catrehala. The meaning or origin of the name is unclear that it points to a cat (English cat) is an unconfirmed claim.

The rivers Wyre, Calder and Brock flow parish by the Civil and partially form the boundary. The River Calder flows near Catterall in the Wyre.

Until 1891 water plant from the Calder printing and leather industries in Catterall, but then went to the local water utility - the Fylde Water Company - by a decision of the Parliament 's permission water from the headwaters of the Calder refer for drinking water supply. As a result was no longer enough water for the machinery available and the companies had to close.

The Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway opened in 1840 to Garstang and Catterall railway station in Catterall. From the closed today train station, which was then on the West Coast Main Line later, today is only the home of the station master.

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  • Ron Greenall, Some aspects of the history and development of Catterall on the website of the Civil parish.
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