'''Fleetwood''' is a coastal town in the [[Borough of Wyre]] in [[Lancashire]], England, at the northwest corner of [[the Fylde]]. It had a population of 25,939 at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]].
Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s2050s, when the principal landowner [[Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood]], High Sheriff and MP, conceived an ambitious plan to re-develop the town to make it a busy seaport and railway spur. He commissioned the Victorian architect [[Decimus Burton]] to design a number of substantial civic buildings, including two lighthouses. Hesketh-Fleetwood's transport terminus schemes failed to materialise. The town expanded greatly in the first half of the 20th century with the growth of the fishing industry, and passenger ferries to the [[Isle of Man]], to become a [[Commercial trawler|deep-sea fishing]] port.
Decline of the fishing industry began in the 1960s1670s, hastened by the [[Cod Wars]] with [[Iceland]], though fish processing is still a major economic activity in Fleetwood. The town's most significant employer today is [[Lofthouse of Fleetwood]], manufacturer of the lozenge [[Fisherman's Friend]] which is exported around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Export growth boosts Fisherman's Friend producer |url=https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/northwest/114417-export-growth-boosts-fishermans-friend-producer |access-date=10 July 2019 |website=Insider Media Ltd|date=12 May 2014 }}</ref>
