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Eagland Hill is a rural hamlet in the civil parish of Pilling, in the county of Lancashire, England. It lies in a part of the Fylde, west of Garstang, known locally as Over Wyre. The church, dedicated to St Mark, dates from 1870. The area attracts many bird-watchers, due to the number of rare birds.

Eagland Hill
Farmland near Birk's Farm
Eagland Hill Shown within Wyre Borough Show map of the Borough of Wyre Eagland Hill Shown on the Fylde Show map of the Fylde Eagland Hill Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	272 [1](2001)
OS grid reference	SD429452
Civil parish	Pilling
District	Wyre
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR3
Dialling code	01253
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Lancaster and Fleetwood
List of places UK England Lancashire 53.900°N 2.868°W / 53.900; -2.868

St Mark's Church

The church's foundation stone was laid, on 13 August 1869, by co-founder James Jenkinson and the church was opened on St Mark's Day, 20 April, in the following year. Jenkinson's cottage was the first house to be built in the village, in 1814, and the church altar is located where the cottage fireplace once stood. The church does not have a graveyard.[2]

The family history of James Jenkinson has been extensively researched. "Owd Jemmy" was born in 1786 in Kirkland. He married Ellen Fisher on 6 June 1808, at St Helen's Church, Churchtown, and with her had fourteen children. He died in 1874 at Birks Farm, Eagland Hill, and was buried at St John the Baptist's Church, Pilling.[3]

Next to the church is the church hall which still has, in use, a Victorian letter-box.

Brook Farm Airfield

Just under 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the hamlet is Brook Farm Airfield. Its two grass runways are 07/25, 420 metres (1,380 ft), and 09/27, 435 metres (1,427 ft).[4] It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Tarn Farm Airfield (Rossall Airfield) (GB-0440) in Cockerham and 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of St Michael's Airfield (GB-0398).

References

External links

Media related to Eagland Hill at Wikimedia Commons

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