Starr Gate

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Starr Gate
Road sign for Starr Gate on the A584
Starr Gate Location in Blackpool Show map of Blackpool Starr Gate Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Unitary authority	Blackpool
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKPOOL
Postcode district	FY4
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Blackpool South
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°46′38″N 3°03′18″W / 53.777222°N 3.055°W / 53.777222; -3.055

Starr Gate is a suburb in the South Shore district of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. It is located at the southwest end of Blackpool on the Fylde coast, adjacent to the Squires Gate district of Blackpool.

The place is named after the spiky "Starr" grass which grows on the local sand hills to the south of Starr Gate.^{[citation needed]} "Gate" (Geat in Old English) means "Way", taken from the Old Norse Gat - an opening or passage.^{[citation needed]}