Scotforth (parish)

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Scotforth
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Blea Tarn Reservoir
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Scotforth
Location in the City of Lancaster district
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Scotforth
Location within Lancashire
Population321 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Scotforth
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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England
Lancashire
54°01′N2°46′W / 54.02°N 2.77°W / 54.02; -2.77

Scotforth is a civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England. It does not include the suburb Scotforth, but is further south, comprising areas to the west, north and north-east of Lancaster University. It has an area of 645.86 hectares (1,596.0 acres). [1]

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In the 2011 census the population was recorded as 321. [1]

There are five listed buildings in Scotforth: four houses and a bridge over the River Conder. All are Grade II listed buildings.

There are two reservoirs in the parish. Blea Tarn Reservoir was constructed 1896-1901 and the BFI has a film by Mitchell and Kenyon of its opening in 1902. [2] Langthwaite Reservoir was constructed in 1935, [3] and United Utilities began work in 2018 on the construction of a floating solar farm on its surface. [4]

Scotforth has a parish council. [5]

History

Scotforth was formerly a township, it became a civil parish in 1866. The parish formerly included the settlement: [6] on 9 November 1900 the northern, urban, part of the parish was transferred to Lancaster and on 1 April 1935 a further 332 acres (134 ha) were transferred to Lancaster. [7] The population of the parish was 1,139 in 1871, 2,263 in 1881 and 1,598 in 1891 but reduced to 251 in 1901. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Scotforth Parish (E04005203)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 15 May 2020.Includes map of modern parish boundaries
  2. "Watch Opening of the Blea Tarn Reservoir (1902)". BFI Player. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. "From Source to Pump" (PDF). British Dam Society. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. "Floating solar farm gets under way at Lancaster Reservoir". www.unitedutilities.com. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. "Parish council - Scotforth". committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk. Lancaster City Council. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. "Boundary Map of Scotforth Tn/CP". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 May 2020.Map of historic parish boundaries
  7. "Relationships and changes Scotforth Tn/CP". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. "Scotforth Tn/CP: Population". visionofbritain.org.uk. Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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