St Michael's on Wyre is a village on the Fylde, in the Borough of Wyre, in Lancashire, England; it lies on the River Wyre. The village is centred on the church of St Michael, which was founded before 640 AD. It is in the civil parish of Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre, which had a population in 2001 of 604.Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wyre Retrieved 2009-08-21
Location St Michael's on Wyre is situated on The Fylde, between Lancaster, Preston and Blackpool.
History In 1835 the parish of St Michael's contained the townships of Out Rawcliffe, Upper Rawcliffe, Elswick, Great Eccleston, Inskip-with-Sowerby, Newsham and Woodplumpton.
In 1984, 16 people were killed by a gas explosion in the Abbeystead disaster, during a visit by a party from St Michael's to a waterworks up the River Wyre.
Following severe flooding in 2015 which resulted in the evacuation of the villagers, Prince Harry visited the village to meet with residents affected and reopen the refurbished village hall.
Today The small village has its own pub, car garage, school, village hall (with a post office), tennis club, bowling club and nearby Myerscough College. The parish church of St Michael is the village's most prominent landmark. The nave and chancel date from the 14th century, and the tower from the 16th. It is one of two Grade I listed buildings in the Borough of Wyre.
Death of Nicola Bulley
On 19 February 2023, the body of 45-year-old Nicola Bulley was found in the Wyre about downstream of the village, where she had disappeared while walking her dog on 27 January. An inquest into her death determined that she had accidentally drowned. Lancashire Constabulary were criticised for their handling of the case, including releasing private details of Bulley's health, and users of social media were criticised for travelling to the area during the search and were described as "[playing] private detectives".
Transport
Bus The village has 1 bus route serving it run by Stagecoach in Lancaster. Service 42 to either Blackpool or Lancaster. As of March 2026 this service runs hourly.
Air St Michael's microlight airfield is about southeast of the village, south of St Michael's Road. It has three grass runways, and its airport code is GB-0398.St Michael's - UK Airfield Guide It is the home of Northern Microlight School, founded in 1982.Northern Microlight School's official website Queen Elizabeth II visited the airfield in May 2015.
See also
Listed buildings in Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
References
Notes
External links
St Michael's Village Hall