Carnforth

Carnforth is a small market town in in Northwest England. It's best known for its railway station, location for the 1945 David Lean film Brief Encounter, with the station clock ticking relentlessly to trammel the characters' lives.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 90 feet (30 metres)

Places of Interest

Discover Carnforth railway station and Warton Crag.
Railway station
Carnforth is a railway station on the Bentham and…
Scenic viewpoint
is a limestone hill in north west , England.
St Oswald's Church is in the village of , , England.

Villages in the Area

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is a large village and civil parish of the City of Lancaster in , England.
is a village and civil parish in the City…
2½ miles northeast of Carnforth
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Latitude
54.1273° or 54° 7′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.766° or 2° 45′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C6V46GM+WJ
Geo­Names ID

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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