Caton
Caton-with-Littledale is a civil parish in the Lancaster district, in Lancashire, England, near the River Lune. The parish lies within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and contains the villages of Caton, Brookhouse, Caton Green, Littledale and Townend.Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 2,390 residents
- Description: village in Caton-with-Littledale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
- Also known as: “Caton, Lancashire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Scarthwaite Hotel and Halton railway station.
The Scarthwaite Hotel
Hotel
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Scarthwaite Country House Hotel at Crook O’Lune near Caton in Lancashire is a house of historical significance. It was built in 1858 by Adam Hodgson, a merchant, banker and abolitionist.
Halton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Halton railway station served the village of Halton in Lancashire, England. It closed in 1966, but the station building and part of one platform survive beside the cycle path along the disused line. Halton railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Caton.
St Wilfrid’s Church, Halton-on-Lune
Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Wilfrid's Church is an Anglican church in Halton-on-Lune, a village in the English county of Lancashire. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster. St Wilfrid’s Church, Halton-on-Lune is situated 2 miles west of Caton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farleton and Skerton.
Farleton
Hamlet
Photo: SIMON PHILLIPS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farleton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hornby-with-Farleton, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Farleton lies in the north of the county just to the south of the main A683 road, some 8½ miles northeast of Lancaster. Farleton is situated 3 miles northeast of Caton.
Skerton
Suburb
Skerton is an area in the north of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on the other side of the River Lune to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. Skerton Bridge takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre. Skerton is situated 3½ miles west of Caton.
Quernmore
Village
Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quernmore is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is located about 3 miles east of Lancaster. The parish of Quernmore had a population of 532 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 567 at the 2011 Census. Quernmore is situated 3½ miles south of Caton.
Caton
- Category: locality
- Location: Caton-with-Littledale, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.07469° or 54° 4′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.71898° or 2° 43′ 8″ westPopulation
2,390Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
9C6V37FJ+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 29914940OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2653505Wikidata ID
Q21708654
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