Folly Bridge
Folly Bridge is a bridge in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Folly Bridge is situated nearby to the cemetery Lancaster & Morecambe Crematorium, as well as near Torrisholme Cricket Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lancaster and Morecambe College and St Chad’s Church.
Lancaster and Morecambe College
College
Lancaster and Morecambe College is a further education College situated on Torrisholme Road, between Lancaster and Morecambe, Lancashire, England. The college has been providing the local area with access to further and higher education since it was built in the 1950s although it can trace its mission back to Lancaster Mechanics Institute in 1824. Lancaster and Morecambe College is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Folly Bridge.
St Chad’s Church
Church
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Chad’s Church is situated 2,500 feet south of Folly Bridge.
Bare Lane railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bare Lane is a railway station on the Morecambe Branch Line, which runs between Lancaster and Heysham Port. The station, situated 2+1⁄2 miles west of Lancaster, serves the suburb of Bare in Morecambe, Lancashire. Bare Lane railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Folly Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torrisholme and Skerton.
Torrisholme
Suburb
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Poulton-le-Sands
Neighborhood
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Poulton-le-Sands is situated 2 miles west of Folly Bridge.
Folly Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.06709° or 54° 4′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.81458° or 2° 48′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6V358P+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1111831211OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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