Whittington, Lancashire

Whittington
Whittington

St Michael's Church
Whittington
 Whittington shown within Lancashire
Population 375 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD600762
Civil parishWhittington
DistrictLancaster
Shire countyLancashire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Carnforth
Postcode district LA6
Dialling code 01524
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentMorecambe and Lunesdale
List of places
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Lancashire

Coordinates: 54°10′48″N 2°36′47″W / 54.180°N 2.613°W / 54.180; -2.613

Whittington is a small village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, forming part of a cluster of sites along the Lune valley, each with evidence of a motte - as with Melling and Arkholme. This is the densest distribution of Norman castles outside the Welsh border countryside.

Whittington Hall is a large 5-acre (20,000 m2) estate surrounding a grand hall with many out buildings

See also

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 June 2015.

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