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Wennington is a
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
City of Lancaster The City of Lancaster, or simply ''Lancaster'' (), is a non-metropolitan district, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, Lanca ...
district in
Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, England. The 2001 Census recorded the parish's population as 102, and the 2011 Census recorded it as 178. The village is on the B6480, near the
River Wenning The River Wenning is a tributary of the River Lune, flowing through North Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name derives from the Old English ''Wann'', meaning ''dark river''. The Wenning is formed from the confluence of Clapham Beck, which rises ...
and the
Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...
border. It is administered by Wennington Parish Council. Wennington Hall is to the north.


Transport

The village is served by Wennington railway station on what was the
Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 in rail transport, 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had ...
and is now the Leeds to Morecambe line. There are services to Leeds, Morecambe and Lancaster. It was also the location of the start of the Furness and Midland Joint Railway connecting to the Furness Railway to the west.


See also

* Listed buildings in Wennington, Lancashire


References


External links


Furness and midland joint railway history - Web Archive
Villages in Lancashire Civil parishes in Lancashire Geography of the City of Lancaster {{Lancashire-geo-stub