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Poulton-le-Fylde (commonly shortened by locals to just Poulton) is a town within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is situated about 5 kilometres to the northeast of Blackpool town and the Irish Sea coast.
The square is now closed to traffic and contains several features of historical note. There is an island in the centre with the old stocks, whipping post, fish slab, and market cross.
Poulton is known for its many drinking establishments, restaurants and nightclubs. These include "The Golden Ball", the town's most notable public house, where victory over Napoleon at Waterloo was announced and "The Bull Inn" once one of Poulton's three Coaching inns. Other pubs include "The Thatched House", "The Bull", "The Grapevine", "The Edge" (formerly Lawdy Miss Clawdys, then Bedd), "The Cube" and "The Old Town Hall". There are two nightclubs in Poulton — The Residence which once was owned by former television entertainer Keith Harris, and Club Monaco (formerly called The Hub, The Peppermint Lounge, and Ampersand), situated in the Teanlowe Centre. However on January 17th 2010, Club Monaco was badly damaged by a fire.
Schools
- Breck Primary School, on Fouldry Avenue, holds around 500 children and about 20-30 teachers. It also has a new Breck Beanies nursery.
- Baines High School and Baines Sixth Form was opened in 1717 by James Baines. The present headteacher is Roddy McCowan.
- Hodgson School, Moorland Road. Over 1200 students. Renamed, as of September 2007, to 'Hodgson School', from the previous 'Hodgson High School Technology College'. The head teacher is now Mr Tony Nicholson, a former assistant Head at the school.
- Carr Head Primary School, Carr Head Lane.
- Poulton C.E. Primary School.
- St. John's Catholic Primary School, Breck Road.
- Emmanuel Christian School. A small independent school with pupils from reception age up to year 11.
*information sourced from Wikipedia
