- Middleton, Lancashire
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Not to be confused with Middleton, Greater Manchester.
Coordinates: 54°01′16″N 2°52′52″W / 54.021°N 2.881°W
Middleton 
Silo at Middleton industrial Estate
Middleton
Middleton shown within LancashirePopulation 521 (2001) OS grid reference SD423587 District Lancaster Shire county Lancashire Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town MORECAMBE Postcode district LA3 Dialling code 01524 Police Lancashire Fire Lancashire Ambulance North West EU Parliament North West England UK Parliament Morecambe and Lunesdale List of places: UK • England • Lancashire Middleton is a village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, between Heysham and Overton. It had a population of 521 recorded in the 2001 census.[1]
Middleton was the location of Middleton Tower Holiday Camp, which opened in 1939 and was owned by Pontin's from 1955 until its closure in 1994.[2] The holiday camp is now being redeveloped as a gated community with bungalows and apartments.[3]
Notable people
- William Lionel Clause, landscape artist (born at Middleton, 1887)
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Lancaster Retrieved 12 February 2010
- ^ Hogg, David (2004-08-19). "Reunion for Pontin's 'Liner' camp staff" (newspaper). Lancashire Evening Post (Preston: Johnston Press): p. 19. 0964-0967.
- ^ "Former Police Station proposal get thumbs-down". Lakeland Echo. Morecambe: Johnston Press. 2008-01-10. http://www.lakelandecho.co.uk/34/Former-Police-Station-proposal-get.3659485.jp. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
External links
Media related to Middleton, Lancashire at Wikimedia CommonsCeremonial county of Lancashire North West England Portal Unitary authorities Boroughs or districts Major settlements Accrington • Adlington • Bacup • Barnoldswick • Blackburn • Blackpool • Brierfield • Burnley • Burscough • Carnforth • Chorley • Clayton-le-Moors • Cleveleys • Clitheroe • Colne • Darwen • Earby • Fleetwood • Garstang • Great Harwood • Haslingden • Kirkham • Lancaster • Leyland • Longridge • Lytham St Annes • Morecambe • Nelson • Ormskirk • Oswaldtwistle • Padiham • Penwortham • Poulton-le-Fylde • Preesall • Preston • Rawtenstall • Rishton • Skelmersdale • Wesham • Whitworth
See also: List of civil parishes in LancashireRivers Canals Topics Categories:- Geography of Lancaster
- Villages in Lancashire
- Lancashire geography stubs
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