Tatham | |
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Great Stone of Fourstones | |
Location within Lancashire | |
Population | 396 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SD605695 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LANCASTER |
Postcode district | LA2 |
Dialling code | 01524 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Tatham is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It has a population of 393, [1] increasing slightly to 396 at the 2011 Census. [2]
A large part of the parish of Tatham is an upland area, known as Tatham Fells, which includes the largest settlement in Tatham, Lowgill; its highest point, at Ward's Stone; and the Great Stone of Fourstones, known locally as "the Big Stone".
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