[3] Westby-with-Plumptons is part of the Warton and Westby ward, represented by three councillors on Fylde Borough Council.

[9] The hospital closed in 1988 due to being surplus to requirements as well as changes in medical practice and was demolished to make way for new houses.

[10] Peel is a small settlement on the outskirts of Blackpool, featuring Whitehills Business Park which includes several car dealerships, a B&Q store and a Premier Inn.

Local theatrical group Junction 4 Productions has its home here and Penny Farm run by World Horse Welfare is also nearby.

[12] Westby is another small hamlet, towards the north of the parish, located in between Wrea Green and Ballam, just south of Preston New Road.

[15]: 4 [16][17] Cuadrilla halted operations in May 2011 at the site due to seismic activity damaging the casing in the production zone.

[18] In June 2015, Lancashire County Council turned down an application by Cuadrilla to extract shale gas by means of fracking at a site at Little Plumpton.