Fleetwood

Fleetwood may refer to several related topics, including a place in England, a rock band, and a surname.

Fleetwood, Lancashire, is a seaside town and port on the Fylde coast in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England. It was established in the 1830s as a planned town to support a proposed railway and harbour, and it was laid out under the direction of Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood with designs by Decimus Burton. The town developed as a fishing port and holiday destination in the 19th century and remains a coastal community with a working harbour and marina.

Fleetwood Mac is a rock band formed in London in 1967. The group began as a blues-influenced ensemble and later achieved wide international fame, particularly after a line-up change in the mid-1970s. The band’s name derives from two of its founding members, drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie, with the addition of “Mac” as a stylistic element. Fleetwood Mac released a string of successful albums in the 1970s and 1980s, including Rumours (1977), one of the best-selling albums in history.

Fleetwood also exists as an English surname. Notable individuals include Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, a 19th-century landowner and founder-influencer of the Lancashire town, and Mick Fleetwood, the drummer of Fleetwood Mac. The name is associated with various places and people linked by English heritage.