Inglewhite
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| Inglewhite | |
  Inglewhite shown within Lancashire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Parish | Goosnargh |
| District | Preston |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR3 |
| Dialling code | 01995 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Inglewhite is a small village in the parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire, England. It lies at the intersection of the roads from Longridge to Garstang and from Broughton to Beacon Fell.
The village name means 'white fire', from the Gaelic aingeal meaning 'fire'. It is thought to refer to will-o'-the-wisps that were once prevalent on the village green. The green was, until the 19th century, the site of cattle and sheep fairs, and contains a market cross. The road names of Button Street and Silk Mill Lane indicate other industries that once thrived near the village.
The village smithy closed in 1992. The building opened as a café for several years but has now closed. The public houses The Queens Arms and The Black Bull closed early in the 20th century, but The Green Man is still open.
WICE ( Whitechapel and Inglewhite Community Enterprises ) has recently been formed as a community organisation to raise funds and build an all-weather sports facility for the use of the Whitechapel School and the community.
