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Morecambe (other)
Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), ... is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. Morecambe may also refer to: Places England *Morecambe Bay, a large estuary in northwest England *Morecambe railway station *Morecambe Promenade railway station, former railway station Canada *Morecambe, Alberta, a hamlet People *Eric Morecambe (1926–1984), English comedian *Morecambe and Wise, an English comic double act Other *Morecambe F.C., a football team based in Morecambe, Lancashire, England *Morecambe FC Women, a women's football team based in Morecambe, Lancashire, England *Morecambe (play), ''Morecambe'' (play), based on the life of Eric Morecambe See also *Morecambe and Lunesdale (UK Parliament constituency) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), when he refers to the "æstury of Moricambe". It next appears four years later in ''Antiquities of Furness'', where the bay is described as "the Bay of Morecambe". That name is derived from the Roman name ''Moriancabris Æsturis'' shown on maps prepared for them by ''Claudius Ptolemœus'' (Ptolemy) from his original Greek maps. At this distance in time it is impossible to say if the name was originally derived from an earlier language (e.g. Celtic language) or from Greek. The Latin version describes the fourth inlet north from Wales on the west coast of England as Moriancabris Æsturis. Translated, this gives a more accurate description than the present name of Morecambe Bay as the Latin refers to multiple estuaries on a curved sea, not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
