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Local historians are currently researching a variety of topics about  Poulton and  the surrounding area.  The role of the Historical and  Civic Society is to encourage this research, to help to make it available to a wide audience and to provide access to its own sources wherever possible.
 
Research is continuing on topics such as the history of the buildings in the Conservation Area,  St Chad's Church and  the  River Wyre at Skippool.    The Society recently worked on a major recording project, in  collaboration with the Conservation Officer of Wyre Borough Council,  photographing in detail all buildings in the conservation area.  Currently work has been done on the history of James Baines’ house in the Market Place, recently discovered to have a cruck construction on the second floor.
 
The Society is currently researching the history of Poulton in the 20th century and has embarked on a programme of oral recordings.
 
The Society has produced a Town Trail, in conjunction with Wyre  Borough Council and a student from Blackpool and the Fylde College who provided the art work as part of her course work.
 
Many records for Poulton, Carleton, Hardhorn, Singleton  and the  surrounding area are held at the  Lancashire Record Office Bow Lane, Preston.
Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate
Historic Roads        www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/historichighways/roman.asp
 
Friends of Real Lancashire   http://www.forl.co.uk/
 
Lancashire Local History Federation     www.lancashirehistory.org/
 
Mike Royden’s Local History Pages    http://www.btinternet.com/~m.royden/mrlhp/localsocieties/localsocieties.htm
 
Victoria County History - Lancashire   http://www.british-history.ac.uk/subject.asp?subject=5&gid=20
 
 BBC Lancashire pictures       http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/image_galleries/local_history_gallery.shtml
 
The Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire (HSLC) http://www.hslc.org.uk/text_page.php?section=31&type=text
 
British Association for Local History www.balh.co.uk
 
English Heritage Explorer images  www.heritageexplorer.co.uk
 
Institute of Local & Family History  www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/local_family_history.php
 
Lytham online www.lytham-online.co.uk
The following organisations in Lancashire arrange conferences. day schools and study days on topics of interest to local and family historians
 
The Lancashire Local History Federation www.lancashirehistory.org
 
The Lancashire Archaeological Society  www.lanarchsoc
 
Friends of Lancashire Archives www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office
 

During the 19th century four antiquarians wrote books which include a good deal of information about Poulton.  These are now collectors' items but copies may usually be borrowed through the Inter - Library Loan Service.

The earliest is found in 'The History of Richmondshire' by Thomas Whitaker published in 1828.

The History of Blackpool and its Neighbourhood, published in 1837 and reprinted by Blackpool and Fylde Historical Society in 1985

The History of the Fylde of Lancashire published in 1876 reprinted by SR Publishers in 1968

The History of the Parish of Poulton by Henry Fishwick published in 1885 by the Chetham Society

The Victoria County History published in 1902
WYRE ARCHAEOLOGY      http://wyrearchaeology.blogspot.com/search/label/Roman%20History
 
The group meets monthly on Wednesdays at Wyrefield Farm  (Farmer Parr’s)   Fleetwood