The Burn Naze

The Burn Naze was a public house in the English conurbation of Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire. Built in 1910, when it replaced the former Burn Naze Inn,[1] it was one of the oldest pubs in the area by the time of its closure in 2019,[2] and was listed as a community asset in 2021.[3] It was demolished in 2022.

The Burn Naze
The building in 2006, during a period of closure
The Burn Naze is located in the Borough of Wyre
The Burn Naze
The Burn Naze
Location within the Borough of Wyre
General information
TypePublic house
AddressButts Road
Town or cityThornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.8875°N 3.0071°W / 53.8875; -3.0071
Completed1910
Closed2019
Demolished2022 (2022)
Technical details
Floor count3

Its name is possibly derived from when the area was known as "Burn" during the time of William the Conqueror. Torentum, today's Thornton, was "estimated to contain six carucates of land fit for the plough, but this computation was exclusive of Rossall and Burn, which were valued at two carucates respectively".[4] "Naze", meanwhile, is "a flat marshy headland".[5] A Burn Naze is mentioned in 1837 by William Thornber, who was on his way to the nearby River Wyre.[6] A 15th-century building known as Burn Hall also existed in the area, with an earlier structure documented back to at least 1345.[6][7]

The pub closed in 2019, having seen its trade decline significantly since the nearby ICI closed in 1992.[8][9] It was purchased in November 2020 by Manchester-based housing firm Mangrove Estates, which had plans to build a block of 24 apartments at the location. Wyre Borough Council received a planning application to knock down the pub, but the application was rejected after local community group Save the Burn Naze Pub campaigned against the demolition. The developer appealed successfully and resubmitted its plans.[2] The demolition plans were given the green light in October 2021.[3] Demolition started in February 2022.[10]

See also

References
  1. A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 483
  2. "Thornton pub could be set for demolition" – Blackpool Gazette, 16 March 2021
  3. "Save our Burn Naze pub, say Thornton campaigners" – Blackpool Gazette, 7 October 2021
  4. History of the Fylde of Lancashire, John Porter (1876)
  5. Naze – Collins Dictionary
  6. An Historical and Descriptive Account of Blackpool and Its Neighbourhood, William Thornber (1837)
  7. Burn/Bourne Hall – Thornton Through Time
  8. "Looking back at ICI: A rare glimpse inside the plants of the Fylde chemical giant" – Blackpool Gazette, 13 September 2018
  9. "Look Back into the History of Cleveleys" – Visit Cleveleys, 13 March 2021
  10. "Demolition work begins at Burn Naze pub in Thornton despite campaigners attempts to save it". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.


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