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Lancashire
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England
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North West England
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SD499704
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CARNFORTH
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LA
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LA5
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Lancaster
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Lancashire
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is a small town near
Lancaster in the north of
Lancashire ,
England , situated at the north-east end of
Morecambe Bay , by the River Keer. The population was around 5,500 in the year 2000.
Due to the closeness of the coast and the hills, the
West Coast Main Line (WCML), the
A6 and the
Lancaster Canal pass through the town. The
M6 Motorway passes just to the east, linked to Carnforth by the
A601(M) .
In the 19th century, Carnforth grew from a small village to a railway town when it became the junction of three major railways. After the 1960s, the station facilities were closed, and the main line platform removed, and as a result no express services on the WCML call at the town. One curiosity however is that Carnforth is the only place where the West Coast Main Line is ever actually within sight of the sea.
The name "Carnforth" is thought to derive from its old function as a ford of the River Keer on which it is situated. Over time the descriptive name "Keer-ford" may have morphed into the modern "Carnforth".
In
1945 ,
Carnforth Railway Station was used as the set for the
David Lean film ''
Brief Encounter '', starring
Celia Johnson and
Trevor Howard . Fans of this film were one of the major factors in the recent refurbishment of the railway station, which is now run by the Carnforth Station Trust.
The town also has a popular rugby club
CarnforthRUFC
Capernwray Missionary Fellowship Of Torchbearers run a sizable
Bible School in
Capernwray Hall , Carnforth.
The Conservative party politician
Cecil Parkinson was born in Carnforth and became Baron Parkinson, of Carnforth in 1992.
There is also a high school.
