Lea, Lancashire

Lea ( LEE-ə), Cottam, and Lea Town are villages in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. Together they form the civil parish of Lea and Cottam, which has a population of 5,962. In 2011, the population increased to 6,157.

1. Geography

Lea is the name given to two areas of the western extremities of Preston; Lea Town (a village, despite its name) on the Fylde border, which had a population of 291 in 2011, and the suburban sprawl of Lea along the Blackpool Road through the city. Lea Town and Lea were called English Lea and French Lea in the 11th to 13th centuries; "French" because there was a Norman landowner. Cottam is a former farming community now almost entirely consisting of new build housing.

1. Governance

The area is represented by Lea and Cottam Parish Council. Lea and Cottam form part of both the Lea & Larches and Ingol & Cottam wards of Preston City Council, both of which elect three councillors. The area is part of the Preston West division on Lancashire County Council which elects one councillor every four years. From the 2024 General Election, the area is also part of Preston parliamentary constituency, having previously been part of the Fylde constituency.

1. Demography

From the last census, in 2001, over 83% of the population regarded themselves as Christian, whilst the figure of 11.5% for retired people is one of the highest in the city.

1. Religion

There are several churches in Lea including Lea Methodist and St. Christopher's. St. Christopher's is home to 2nd Lea Scout Group. The Roman Catholic Churches of St Andrew & Blessed George Haydock and St Mary's are located in Cottam and Lea Town respectively.

1. History

The parish of Lea was formed on 1 April 1934 from part of the former parish of Lea Ashton Ingol and Cottam, which was formed in 1866. Lea parish was part of Preston Rural District until its abolition in 1974. In 1974 the parish became part of the Borough of Preston, which became a city in 2002. The area was served by Lea Road railway station between 1840 and 1938.

1. Notable people

Gordon Ashcroft, footballer

1. See also

Listed buildings in Lea, Lancashire

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Springfields

Springfields est une usine de fabrication de combustible nucléaire (à base d'uranium) située à Salwick, un village situé entre les villes de Preston et Blackpool dans le Lancashire, au nord-ouest de l'Angleterre. L'usine est exploitée par la société Springfields Fuels Limited, filiale de Westinghouse Electric UK Limited, qui a signé un bail de 150 ans avec l'Autorité britannique de démantèlement nucléaire. Depuis sa construction sur le site d'une usine de munitions en 1946, elle a été exploitée et gérée par un certain nombre d'organisations différentes, dont l'Autorité britannique de l'énergie atomique et British Nuclear Fuels Limited. Le combustible nucléaire est fabriqué pour les centrales nucléaires du Royaume-Uni et pour des clients internationaux. Le site réalise plusieurs activités : la conversion en hexafluorure d'uranium (UF6) d'oxyde d'uranium produit à l'usine canadienne de Blind River pour en faire du combustible nucléaire (ce qui nécessite encore un éventuel enrichissement de l'uranium à l'usine Urenco de Capenhurst). Jusqu'en août 2014, ce même site réalisait aussi le raffinage de concentrés d'uranium produits dans des mines d'uranium. la production de poudre d'oxyde d'uranium et de pastilles de combustible nucléaire, notamment pour les réacteurs avancés refroidis au gaz ou les réacteurs à eau légère. le démantèlement nucléaire des recherches sur la conception et la fabrication de combustibles nucléaires.

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