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Carnforth is a small town near Lancaster in the north of Lancashire, England, situated at the north-east end of Morecambe Bay, by the River Keer. The population was around 5,500 in the year 2000. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User...
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The City of Lancaster is a local government district and city in Lancashire in North West England. ...
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The LA postcode area, also known as the Lancaster postcode area[1], is a group of postal districts around Ambleside, Askam-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Broughton-in-Furness, Carnforth, Coniston, Dalton-in-Furness, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancaster, Millom, Milnthorpe, Morecambe, Sedbergh, Ulverston and Windermere in...
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The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Shire county of Lancashire, England. ...
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A view of Lancaster showing the Lune, the Millennium Bridge and the Ashton Memorial Lancaster (2001 census population 45,952: source ONS) is a city in Lancashire, in the north-west of England. ...
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Due to the closeness of the coast and the hills, the West Coast Main Line, the A6 and the Lancaster Canal pass through the town. The M6 motorway passes just to the east, linked to Carnforth by the A601(M). The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...
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The Lancaster Canal is a canal in Lancashire in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria (then in Westmorland). ...
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The A601(M) is a two-way spur of the M6 in Lancashire. ...
In the 19th century, Carnforth grew from a small village to a railway town when it became the junction of three major railways. After the 1960s, the station facilities were closed, and the main line platform removed.
The name "Carnforth" is thought to derive from its old function as a ford of the River Keer on which it is situated. Over time the descriptive name "Keer-ford" may have morphed into the modern "Carnforth".
In 1945, Carnforth railway station was used as the set for the David Lean film Brief Encounter, starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. Fans of this film were one of the major factors in the recent refurbishment of the railway station, which is now run by the Carnforth Station Trust. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Carnforth railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Carnforth in Lancashire. ...
Sir David Lean, KBE (March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991) was an English film director and producer, best remembered for big-screen epics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Doctor Zhivago . ...
Brief Encounter (1945) is a British film directed by David Lean starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. ...
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The town also has a popular rugby club CarnforthRUFC
Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers run a sizable bible school in Capernwray Hall, Carnforth. Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers is an evangelical Christian organization aiming to provide practical Christian education to: Develop personal spiritual growth. ...
Capernwray Hall is a 19th-century mansion set in 175 acres (708,000 m²) of parkland, just south of Englands famous Lake District, and west of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. ...
The Conservative party politician Cecil Parkinson was born in Carnforth and became Baron Parkinson, of Carnforth in 1992. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
There is also a high school.
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