Scotforth

Scotforth is a suburb in the south of the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is home to Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary School and St Paul's Church. The population was 239 in 2021 Census.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ashton Memorial and Lancaster Cathedral.

Ashton Memorial

Photo: Mark Longair, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Ashton Memorial is a folly in Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, built between 1907 and 1909 by the millionaire industrialist Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of £87,000.

Lancaster Cathedral

Church

Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lancaster Cathedral, also known as The Cathedral Church of St Peter and Saint Peter's Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

Bailrigg House

Castle

Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bailrigg House is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ellel and Quernmore.

Ellel

Village

Photo: Dave Collier, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ellel is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It had a population of 4,644 in 2021, 4,895 in 2011, up from 2,521 in 2001 The parish includes the villages of Bay Horse, Galgate and Hampson Green, and part of Dolphinholme.

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.

Galgate

Village

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Galgate is a village in the City of Lancaster, just south of Lancaster University, and about 3 miles south of Lancaster itself in the English county of Lancashire. Galgate is situated 2 miles south of Scotforth.

Scotforth

Type: Locality
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.0226° or 54° 1′ 22″ north

Longitude

-2.7675° or 2° 46′ 3″ west

Elevation

361 feet (110 metres)

Open location code

9C6V26FJ+3X

GeoNames ID

7295358

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