Carnforth

54.128977 - 2.768519Koordinaten: 54 ° 8 ' N, 2 ° 46 ' W

Carnforth is a small town and a Civil parish near Lancaster in the north of Lancashire in England. The place is located in the north-west of Morecambe Bay on the River Keer. The Civil parish Carnforth has 5350 inhabitants ( 2001) and is part of the City of Lancaster.

History

It is believed that the name " Carnforth " is derived from a ford across the River Keer, which was located on the site of the present town. This would make the passage of time " Carnforth " happened " Keer - ford ". A Victorian History of Lancashire to " Chreneforde " return the name of the Anglo-Saxon name.

The place was ruled 1846-1929 by the steel industry, which had originally settled here because of the great nearby limestone quarries because the limestone in the melting of the iron ore that was shipped by rail, was of great importance.

Until the closure of the station as a stopping point on the West Coast Main Line in the 1960s Carnforth was an important railway junction as a meeting point of railway lines. Today only hold regional trains to Barrow -in- Furness or Leeds travel from Lancaster from Carnforth.

The train from Carnforth was one of the main locations for the film " Brief Encounter " by David Lean from 1945. Fans of this film have made a significant contribution to the restoration of the lounge according to the film.

The Lancaster Canal runs through Carnforth and the nearby M6 motorway is connected directly to the site by the A601 (M).

Notable people

The politician Cecil Parkinson was born in Carnforth and since 1992 Baron Parkinson of Carnforth

• Mathew Cronshaw (* 1988), cyclist