Bay Horse

Bay Horse

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.970
longitude= -2.774
official_name= Bay Horse
population =
shire_district= City of Lancaster
shire_county = Lancashire
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Lancaster and Wyre
post_town= LANCASTER
postcode_district = LA2
postcode_area= LA
dial_code= 01524
os_grid_reference= SD492530

Bay Horse is a sparsely populated hamlet in the English county of Lancashire. It lies between Lancaster and Preston to the north and south respectively. To the west is the Irish Sea, and to the east is the Forest of Bowland, partly owned by the Royal Family.Approximately 100 inhabitants reside in Bay Horse. The main road through Bay Horse is Whams Lane, which is used by motorcyclists on their way to Devils Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale.

There are no amenities in the village, just a single pub, the [http://www.bayhorseinn.com "Bay Horse Inn"] , after which the village is named. Notable figures have attended the pub, including, amongst others, Sir Alex Ferguson.Fact|date=March 2007

The local area is mostly farmland, the nearest large urban area being Lancaster, approximately five miles away. The Lancaster Canal bisects the village, and the M6 motorway runs though the village. Bay Horse railway station closed due to low usage in the 1960s.

External links

* [http://www.bayhorse-lancaster.co.uk Bay Horse Lancaster] – includes live weather data, a short history of the village, and tide tables for Heysham.


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