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Warton, Lancaster Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Warton, Lancaster

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Warton, Lancaster history

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St Oswald’s Church (formerly Holy Trinity) was established well before the Norman Conquest in 1066. By the start of the 13th century, Warton had developed into an important staging post on the route north to Carlisle, Northumbria and Scotland. It was granted a charter for a Wednesday market, gallows and ordeal pit in 1200 during the reign of King John. The oldest surviving building other than the church is the ruined rectory, built around 1267.

John Lucas

John Lucas was friends with Ralph Thoresby and worked on A Topographical Description of the Parish of Warton between 1710 and 1744. Interspersed with great variety of Observations from history Ecclesiastical, Civil and Natural extracted from Original Records, Manuscripts, Pedigrees etc and rare ancient and modern Printed Books.

The parish of Warton

The old parish of Warton included the townships of Borwick, Carnforth, Priest Hutton, Silverdale, Warton, and Yealand Redmayne. The current civil parish has boundaries established in 1935 and is surrounded by the civil parishes of Silverdale and Conyers to the north.

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32 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Warton, Lancaster tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Warton, Lancaster

  

Best Warton, Lancaster places to visit

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Warton, Lancaster has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Warton, Lancaster’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Warton, Lancaster’s information audio spots:

Carnforth War Memorial The Carnforth War Memorial was erected on 9 November 1924. It commemorates soldiers from Carnforth who died during and after World War I.

Trowbarrow Quarry Trowbarrow Quarry is a disused limestone quarry near Silverdale, Lancashire. It is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve.

Leighton Moss RSPB reserve Leighton Moss RSPB reserve has been in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds since 1964. It is situated at Silverdale near Carnforth, on the edge of Morecambe Bay, Lancashire. The site provides habitats for many species of wildlife, including bitterns and red deer.

St John the Evangelist’s Church, Yealand Conyers St John the Evangelist’s Church is in Church Lane, Yealand Conyers, Lancashire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The church was built in 1838, extended in 1861 and again in 1882.

Tewitfield Tewitfield is a hamlet in the parish of Priest Hutton. It is near Borwick and Carnforth in Lancashire.

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