The village is close to the former RNAS Inskip airfield, which still serves the armed forces as a tri-service communication centre.

[5] The first Ordnance Survey map of the area, published in 1840s, shows that the houses to the west of Pinfold Lane represent the older part of the village.

The area to the east, which today represents the majority of the settlement, contained only a handful of buildings at this time.

It saw intensive use from 1943-45 for flight training, and is now a military radio communications centre named MOD Inskip.

Its four main radio masts are 600 ft (180 m) high and, illuminated by bright red warning lights, are visible from great distances.

[9][10] It is still used as a visual reporting point (VRP) for general aviation aircraft in the local Blackpool airspace.