Poulton-le-Sands

Poulton-le-Sands is one of three small villages that combined to create Morecambe, Lancashire, England, the other two being Torrisholme and Bare. A local board of health was established in 1852, which, taking its name from Morecambe Bay, became the borough of Morecambe in 1902.

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Places of Interest

Highlights: Morecambe railway station and Morecambe Winter Gardens.

Morecambe railway station

Railway station

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Morecambe is a railway station on the Morecambe Branch Line, which runs between Lancaster and Heysham Port. The station, situated 4 miles west of Lancaster, serves the town of Morecambe in Lancashire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Morecambe Winter Gardens

Theater building

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The Winter Gardens is a Grade II* listed building in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. Designed by architects Mangnall and Littlewood, with Frank Matcham as a consulting architect, it was originally built as the Victoria Pavilion Theatre in 1897 and was an extension to the existing Winter Gardens complex, which has since been demolished.

St Laurence’s Church

Church

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St Laurence's Church stands at the corner of Chapel Street and Edward Street in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant church, formerly an Anglican parish church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torrisholme and Heysham.

Torrisholme

Suburb

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Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census.

Heysham

Town

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Heysham is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations. Heysham is situated 2 miles southwest of Poulton-le-Sands.

Skerton

Suburb

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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 2½ miles east of Poulton-le-Sands.

Poulton-le-Sands

Type: Neighborhood
Description: village in Lancashire, England, UK
Categories: village and locality
Location: Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.07383° or 54° 4′ 26″ north

Longitude

-2.85893° or 2° 51′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C6V34FR+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7216185476

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

Wikidata ID

Q1758426

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Poulton-le-Sands” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Poulton-le-Sands”
French: “Poulton-le-Sands”
German: “Poulton-le-Sands”
Irish: “Poulton-le-Sands”
Welsh: “Poulton-le-Sands”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Great Wood and Bare.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School and Morecambe Police Station.

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