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7. Thornton Cleveleys' Famous
Scott Davies who played professionally as a goalkeeper for Fleetwood Town, Morecambe, Tranmere Rovers and Accrington Stanley was born in Blackpool and grew up in Cleveleys. He retired from the game last year. © CameraSport - 43 Linden Ave. Countesthorpe. Leicester. England. LE8 5PG - Tel: +44 (0) 116 277 4147 - [email protected] - www.camerasport.com Photo: CameraSport - Rich Linley
8. Thornton Cleveleys' Famous
Hannah Godfrey (right) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for FA Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic and the Scotland national team. She was born in Thornton Cleveleys in 1997 and has played for Tottenham Hotspur and Blackburn Rovers Photo: Zac Goodwin
9. Thornton Cleveleys' Famous
Roy Castle, most famous as presenter of TV show Record Breakers, lived in Cleveleys in his earlier years. He died in 1994 after a battle with lung cancer Photo: Keystone
10. Thornton Cleveleys' Famous
Sir Walter Clegg lived in Raikes Road, Little Thornton. He was a popular Conservative MP for North Fylde. In 1984, he was involved in the IRA attacks on Brighton's Grand Hotel. Along with several other people, Clegg, whose bedroom was directly above the explosion, was badly hurt and spent the majority of his later life in a wheelchair Photo: submit