Growth, Industry, Land Use And Architecture In Blackpool

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...solely in terms of its modern tourist industry, in fact it has a rich and varied social and architectural history; occupation of the area dates back to pre-Roman times, and there are interesting examples of medieval, Victorian and modern architecture extant. As noted by Blackpool Council (2005), there is archaeological evidence which demonstrates that the Fylde area was inhabited more than 11,000 years ago: an elk skeleton discovered in the 1970s, in what is now Poulton-le-Fylde, was found to contained barbed arrowheads, showing that it had been the victim of human hunters. The tribe of the Brigantes were known to have lived in the Fylde, under the rule of the Romans at Kirkham after the Roman occupation, and according to the prevalence of Anglo Saxon and Viking place names, it would appear that the area was invaded by Vikings during the ninth and tenth centuries, but that these incursions resulted in the development of peaceful settlements. There are many Fylde place-names...

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