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It is a flat, Alluvial Plain ; parts were once dug for Peat . It is the western part of an area formerly known as Amounderness . The name 'Fylde' is of Scandinavian origin, meaning "field". The west coast is almost entirely urban, containing the towns of Fleetwood , Cleveleys , Blackpool and Lytham St Annes , with Thornton and Poulton-le-Fylde not far inland. This area forms the Blackpool Urban Area . The southern part of the Fylde includes the smaller town of Kirkham . The rest of the Fylde is rural, containing smaller villages such as Freckleton , Warton , Wrea Green , Hambleton , Knott End and Pilling . The River Wyre meanders across the Fylde from Garstang on the eastern edge, westwards towards Poulton and then northwards to the sea at Fleetwood . The area north of the Wyre, known as Over Wyre , is a quieter and more remote area. The Borough Of Fylde is a local government area covering the south of the Fylde plain. The rest is covered by the boroughs of Wyre and Blackpool . The Local Justice Area covering all of the Fylde is called Fylde Coast. |
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