A583 road A583 road The A583 is a primary road from Preston to Blackpool in England, via Kirkham. It runs a distance of 17 miles (27.4 km), and was previously the main route into Blackpool until the construction of the M55 motorway. The A583 runs from the A59 Ring Way in Preston city centre to Blackpool town centre, terminating near the town's North Pier. It is mostly a primary route, although there are non-primary sections in the urban areas at both ends of the route. The road heads out of the city centre as Fylde Road, becoming Watery Lane after passing under
Marton, Blackpool Marton, Blackpool Marton is a settlement on the coastal plain of the Fylde in Lancashire, England, most of which is now part of the seaside town of Blackpool. Marton, which consisted of Great Marton, Little Marton, Marton Fold and The Peel, was originally part of the parish of Poulton-le-Fylde, before the development of Blackpool as a resort. Great Marton and Little Marton were collectively listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Meretun". The name usually means "farmstead by a pool", derived from the Old English words "mere" and "tūn". Its area was estimated in that survey to be six