Willie Riley (1866 - 1961) moved to Silverdale in 1919 and named his house Windyridge, the title of his first novel. Comedian Victoria Wood (1953–2016) was formerly a resident of Silverdale. Emma Atkins (born 1975) is an English actress, known for her role as Charity Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Silverdale in popular culture The 2006 novel Sixpence in her Shoe by Frances McNeil is set partly in Silverdale in the 1920s, with particular reference to the Leeds Children's Holiday Camp. In October 2013, the BBC Two television natural history series Autumnwatch was broadcast over four nights from Leighton Moss RSPB reserve at Silverdale. A model of the village, including the "Pepperpot" (Queen Victoria Jubilee monument) and the village centre, features in Aquilo's 2021 video "Out in LA"; the Gaskell Memorial Hall is lifted away and replaced by the "101 Diner". See also Listed buildings in Silverdale, Lancashire Hazelwood Hall References Further reading (Silverdale was in Warton parish) Full text available online External links Silverdale Parish Council Silverdale, GENUKI article with historical and genealogical resources. Leeds Children's Charity Silverdale Village Institute The Gaskell Memorial Hall "Silverdale Village - Then and Now" Facebook page Villages in Lancashire Civil parishes in Lancashire Geography of the City of Lancaster Populated coastal places in Lancashire Morecambe Bay