Population by ward – A 12,000-year-old animal skeleton (the Carleton Elk) found with barbed arrowheads near Blackpool Sixth Form College in 1970 provided the first evidence of humans living on The Fylde as far back as the Palaeolithic era.

[3] The Fylde was also home to a British tribe, the Setantii (the "dwellers in the water") a sub-tribe of the Brigantes, who from about AD80 were controlled by Romans from their fort at Dowbridge, Kirkham.

Bispham was originally a village in its own right, pre-dating the town of Blackpool by several hundred years.

In the early 12th century Henry I ordered Stephen Count of Mortain to hold the moiety "free and quit of all customs, pleas and suits of the hundred court.

A few years after, David I of Scotland confirmed the moiety "to be held as freely as in the time of his predecessors."

There are a number of hotels and guest houses mostly around the seaward end of Red Bank Road and on Queens Promenade.

[25] Bispham Rock Gardens is at the top of Knowle Hill on Devonshire Road and runs downhill toward the back of Bispham High School Arts College (formerly Greenlands High School for Girls), with views from the top toward Pendle Hill, Beacon Fell and the Bowland fells.

A campaign by local residents and environmental groups led to the creation of a series of walks and interpretation boards along with a programme of events and volunteering opportunities though most of these 'walks' existed prior to their involvement and were produced by 'job creation' schemes.

[28][29] Other parks in Bispham include Cavendish Road Recreation Ground which has tennis courts, football and basketball areas and a bowling green, which has a Friends group—Friends of Cavendish Road Recreation Ground.

[30] In November 2007 with both funding and planning obtained, work started at Cavendish Road Recreation Ground on a new Kiddies playground, aimed at children under seven years old; the new park opened in 2008.

[31] Red Bank Bowling Green is located next to Sainsbury's and is owned by the adjoining Bispham Conservative Club.

[33] Trinity – the hospice in the Fylde is a specialist palliative care service for adults and children located on Low Moor Road.

Admiral Point on Queens Promenade is a luxury housing development in a Grade II listed building.

[36] In February 2006 it was revealed that sales of apartments in, what the company described as "the jewel in the crown" at Admiral Point had helped Persimmon Homes to record profits, such was the popularity of the new properties in the Grade II listed building.

In May 2007 it was announced that Midlands based businessman, William Riley was proposing to bring back car production to Bispham, with two cars planned for production at a new purpose built factory, which would be on Bispham Technology Park, the MG XPower SV and another Premium MG XPower roadster and coupe.

[38] On 27 July 2007 Blackpool Council announced that the sports car production would begin within a matter of weeks, initially at part of the former TVR factory; with the company eventually moving to a purpose built factory which had already been leased from the council by William Riley.

[40] On 11 January 2008, local MP, Joan Humble cut the first sod at a ceremony at the new Kincraig Business Park with the first of forty plots being created at the new park having already been taken even before building work started.

Although the two do come together annually for the Bispham and Norbreck Gala held in July of each year with a procession that winds through both Bispham and Norbreck starting and finishing at Bispham Gala fields,[42] an open space which is owned by Blackpool Council with football pitches, a community centre, secure grazing area and with part of the land sublet to Blackpool Rugby union football club and a Golf Driving range.

The first animated tableaux were erected in 1932 running along the cliffs from North Shore to Bispham, and the Illuminations were extended to its current length running from Starr Gate to Red Bank Road at Bispham.

[44] The displays at the cliffs from North Shore to Bispham contain forty large tableaux holding more than 5,000 square metres in surface area.

There is a pedestrian walkway running the length of the tableaux displays which are set back from the Promenade beyond the tramway.

Blackpool Tramway runs along the entire length of the Illuminations and there are over one million lamps in the display.

[46] In January 2008 new plans were revealed to erect two new all year round, triumphal arches at either end of the Illuminations, "selling the Blackpool message".

Actor Tony Melody lived in the Greenlands area of Bispham for many years until his death in June 2008.

Tee Time Golf Centre Driving Range and nine-hole par three course is based on Fleetwood Road.