Great Eccleston is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, situated on a coastal plain called the Fylde.

The village lies to the south of the River Wyre and the A586 road, approximately 10 miles (16 km) upstream from Fleetwood.

[3] In 1066 when the Normans conquered England, the township of Great Eccleston—then part of the ancient hundred of Amounderness—was in the possession of Tostig Godwinson, the brother of King Harold II.

[6] In 1723, a chapel of ease to St Michael's was built in a part of Great Eccleston civil parish called Copp.

[9] The village is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of Lancaster and Wyre.

Great Eccleston has a generally temperate maritime climate like much of the British Isles, with cool summers and mild winters.

Like many similar rural events, the Great Eccleston Show waned in popularity and ceased to take place in the 1950s; it was reinstated in 1972.

[13] Displays typically feature livestock, horticulture, country crafts, local produce and agricultural vehicles.