The Yard

The Yard is an industrial building in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The Yard is situated near the suburb Skerton, as well as near St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Lancaster.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St Joseph and Lancaster Castle.

Church of St Joseph

Church

Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Joseph is situated 820 feet west of The Yard.

Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it was most likely founded in 1092-4 on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. Lancaster Castle is situated 4,100 feet southwest of The Yard.

Skerton Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Maxine Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skerton Bridge is a road bridge carrying the southbound lanes of the A6 road over the River Lune in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument. Skerton Bridge is situated 2,000 feet south of The Yard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skerton and Torrisholme.

Skerton

Suburb

Photo: Maxine Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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. Torrisholme is situated 1½ miles west of The Yard.

Aldcliffe

Village

Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aldcliffe is a hamlet, and former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of Lancaster, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Aldcliffe is situated 2 miles southwest of The Yard.

The Yard

Type: Industrial building
Categories: building and industry
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.05993° or 54° 3′ 36″ north

Longitude

-2.79682° or 2° 47′ 49″ west

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

9C6V3653+X7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 944329578

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

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