The area was known as "Threlfall" in the Domesday Book.[1] A tiny 27×13-foot private chapel was built for the Threlfall family in Elizabethan times, and was rebuilt as St James' Church about 1738.[2] The churchyard contains a sundial dated 1745 which is a Grade II listed building.[3]
The name "Whitechapel" came into use in the early nineteenth century, named after the church. It was originally a part of Goosnargh ecclesiastical parish, but acquired independent parish status in 1846.[2]
The village primary school originated in 1705, within the church, acquiring its own building in 1810.[4]
On Pancake Day the children of Whitechapel, Inglewhite and the surrounding area keep alive an age-old tradition that was once more widespread in the Goosnargh, Garstang and Fylde areas of Lancashire.[5] They visit local households and ask "please a pancake", to be rewarded with oranges or sweets. It is thought the tradition arose when farm workers visited the wealthier farm and manor owners to ask for pancakes or pancake fillings.[6][7] In 1888, Richard Cookson wrote, "The children go from house to house and are treated with ginger-bread, toffies and other sweet meats."[8]
WICE (Whitechapel and Inglewhite Community Enterprises) is a community organisation to enable a sustainable and resilient community.
whitechapel, lancashire, whitechapel, tiny, hamlet, civil, parish, goosnargh, lancashire, england, lies, border, forest, bowland, near, foot, beacon, fell, close, neighbouring, village, inglewhite, name, marked, white, chapel, some, maps, whitechapelst, james,. Whitechapel is a tiny hamlet in the civil parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire England It lies on the border of the Forest of Bowland near the foot of Beacon Fell and close to the neighbouring village of Inglewhite Its name is marked as White Chapel on some maps WhitechapelSt James ChurchWhitechapelLocation in the City of Preston districtShow map of the City of Preston districtWhitechapelLocation in the Forest of BowlandShow map of the Forest of BowlandWhitechapelLocation within LancashireShow map of LancashireOS grid referenceSD557413Civil parishGoosnarghDistrictPrestonShire countyLancashireRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPRESTONPostcode districtPR3Dialling code01995PoliceLancashireFireLancashireAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentWyre and Preston NorthList of places UK England Lancashire 53 51 58 N 2 40 23 W 53 866 N 2 673 W 53 866 2 673 Coordinates 53 51 58 N 2 40 23 W 53 866 N 2 673 W 53 866 2 673The area was known as Threlfall in the Domesday Book 1 A tiny 27 13 foot private chapel was built for the Threlfall family in Elizabethan times and was rebuilt as St James Church about 1738 2 The churchyard contains a sundial dated 1745 which is a Grade II listed building 3 The name Whitechapel came into use in the early nineteenth century named after the church It was originally a part of Goosnargh ecclesiastical parish but acquired independent parish status in 1846 2 The village primary school originated in 1705 within the church acquiring its own building in 1810 4 On Pancake Day the children of Whitechapel Inglewhite and the surrounding area keep alive an age old tradition that was once more widespread in the Goosnargh Garstang and Fylde areas of Lancashire 5 They visit local households and ask please a pancake to be rewarded with oranges or sweets It is thought the tradition arose when farm workers visited the wealthier farm and manor owners to ask for pancakes or pancake fillings 6 7 In 1888 Richard Cookson wrote The children go from house to house and are treated with ginger bread toffies and other sweet meats 8 WICE Whitechapel and Inglewhite Community Enterprises is a community organisation to enable a sustainable and resilient community See also Edit Lancashire portalListed buildings in GoosnarghReferences EditCitations Dewhurst p 5 a b Dewhurst p 7 Images of England accessed 12 September 2009 Dewhurst p 17 Lofthouse p 198 7 February 2008 Pancake traditions in village Longridge News accessed 2010 06 16 Pancake Day at Whitechapel Whitechapel Primary School website accessed 2010 06 16 Cookson p 285 Sources Cookson R 1888 Goosnargh Past and Present Henry Oakey Preston Dewhurst A 1985 Times Past in Goosnargh Countryside Publications Ltd Chorley ISBN 0 86157 183 5 Lofthouse J 1967 Portrait of Lancashire Robert Hale London ISBN 978 0 7091 6359 6External links Edit Media related to Whitechapel Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons This Lancashire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whitechapel Lancashire amp oldid 1050418973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
