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Scorton, Lancashire
Scorton is a small village near the River Wyre, in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England. It is located north of Garstang. The name means "''farmstead near a ditch or ravine''." Background In the 19th century there was a cotton mill in the village and also a railway station on the West Coast Main Line which ran from 1841 until 1939. The village has three churches, a primary school, village hall, the Priory Hotel, Daisy Clough Nurseries and Wyresdale Park, and is home to The Barn garden centre, gift shop, cafe and restaurant. The annual Scorton Steam show takes place on Fathers' Day weekend in June each year and the Lancashire Game and Country Festival which takes place at the same purpose-built showground. The hills around include the much walked Nicky Nook on the edge of the Forest of Bowland area. Buildings St. Peters Church, built 1878–79, one of three churches in the village, has a special family grave set up for the Farnworth and Metcalfe family, by James Metcalfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nether Wyresdale
Nether Wyresdale is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 613, rising to 655 at the 2011 Census. History Along with Over Wyresdale, Nether Wyresdale probably formed part of the Manorialism, manor of Wyresdale in the 12th century. Historically, the village formed part of Garstang Rural District and the ecclesiastical parish of Garstang. Governance Nether Wyresdale is in the non-metropolitan district of Borough of Wyre, Wyre, in the parliamentary constituency of Lancaster and Fleetwood (UK Parliament constituency), Lancaster and Fleetwood and is represented at parliament by Labour Party (UK), Labour MP Cat Smith. Prior to Brexit in 2020 it was part of European Parliament constituency of North West England (European Parliament constituency), North West England. The village is in the Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward called Wyresdale. This ward has a total populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |