| Gressingham | |
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  Gressingham Location in the City of Lancaster district Show map of the City of Lancaster district Gressingham Location in the Forest of Bowland AONB Show map of the Forest of Bowland | |
| Population | 151 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD571699 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANCASTER |
| Postcode district | LA2 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Gressingham is a small village andcivil parish in theCity of Lancaster In the2001 census, it had a population of 153,[1] decreasing slightly to 151 at the 2011 census.[2]
St John the Evangelist's Church was originally built in the 12th century. It was partly rebuilt in 1734, and restored byEdward Paley in 1862.[3]
John Young Stratton (1829/30 – 1905): author, essayist, social reformer and campaigner againstrural poverty.
In 1903, the cost of the new35-foot Liverpool-class lifeboat atSkerries Lifeboat Station in County Dublin, was met by a legacy gift from the Rev. W. S. Maynard of Gressingham, and namedWilliam Maynard (ON 493).[4]
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