Flookburgh
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Flookburgh is an ancient village on the Cartmel peninsula
in Cumbria
, until 1974 part of Lancashire
. Being close to Morecambe Bay
, fishing plays a big part in village life. Cockle
and shrimp
fishermen still venture out onto the sands every day, nowadays using specially adapted tractors.
Flookburgh derives its name from flat fish, known as flukes
, found in the area. (Many people in FLookburgh say, in fact, that Flookburgh wasn't named after the Fluk. The Fluk was named after the village.)
Flookburgh is also home to the Lakeland Willow water company, the famous Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding
is made in Flookburgh and Cark airfield (which is actually in Flookburgh) is home to the North West Parachute Centre
and is the place where the Annual Steam Gathering takes place.
Latterly, Flookburgh has become a centre for tourism as a number of large caravan sites have attracted increasing numbers of visitors to the area. At the end of Moor Lane, approximately £4 million has been spent in recent years fortifying the sea wall to ensure that the nearby Lakeland Leisure Park is not flooded.
Flookburgh has been the starting point for the CancerCare Cross Bay Challenge - a run across the Morecambe Bay sands to Hest Bank
which was filmed in 2008 by ITV
as part of its Human Guinea Pig fitness series.
Cartmel Peninsula
Cartmel Peninsula is a peninsula in Cumbria in England. It juts in a southerly direction into Morecambe Bay, bordered by the estuaries of the River Leven to the west and the River Winster to the east...
in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, until 1974 part of Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. Being close to Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 km².-Natural features:The rivers Leven,...
, fishing plays a big part in village life. Cockle
Cockle (bivalve)
Cockle is the common name for a group of small, edible, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae.Various species of cockles live in sandy sheltered beaches throughout the world....
and shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
fishermen still venture out onto the sands every day, nowadays using specially adapted tractors.
Flookburgh derives its name from flat fish, known as flukes
Summer flounder
The Summer Flounder is a marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East coast of the United States and Canada. It is especially abundant in waters from North Carolina to Massachusetts.-Description:...
, found in the area. (Many people in FLookburgh say, in fact, that Flookburgh wasn't named after the Fluk. The Fluk was named after the village.)
Flookburgh is also home to the Lakeland Willow water company, the famous Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sticky toffee pudding
Sticky toffee pudding is a British steamed dessert consisting of a very moist sponge cake, made with finely chopped dates or prunes, covered in a toffee sauce and often served with a vanilla custard or vanilla ice-cream...
is made in Flookburgh and Cark airfield (which is actually in Flookburgh) is home to the North West Parachute Centre
North West Parachute Centre
The North West Parachute Centre is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Cark, Cumbria.The drop zone operates a PAC XL750 Turbine aircraft.. The centre provides student training in the Ram Air Progression System, Accelerated Freefall and Tandem skydiving...
and is the place where the Annual Steam Gathering takes place.
Latterly, Flookburgh has become a centre for tourism as a number of large caravan sites have attracted increasing numbers of visitors to the area. At the end of Moor Lane, approximately £4 million has been spent in recent years fortifying the sea wall to ensure that the nearby Lakeland Leisure Park is not flooded.
Flookburgh has been the starting point for the CancerCare Cross Bay Challenge - a run across the Morecambe Bay sands to Hest Bank
Hest Bank
Slyne-with-Hest is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 3,163 recorded in the 2001 census. The parish is north of Lancaster and consists of two villages; Slyne, on the A6 road, and Hest Bank on the coast....
which was filmed in 2008 by ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
as part of its Human Guinea Pig fitness series.
External links
- http://www.crossbayrun.org.uk/gallery.htm Cross Bay Challenge from Flookburgh to Hest Bank by ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Keith Wilkinson (reporter)Keith Wilkinson (reporter)Keith Wilkinson is a British television reporter and news correspondent.Born in Lancashire, England, he began his career in newspaper journalism as a trainee reporter at The Westmorland Gazette in Kendal, Cumbria, in 1974...
] - ITV Local report on Cross Bay Challenge from Flookburgh 2008
- The Cumbria Directory page on Flookburgh