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Morecambe Bay is an estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 120 sq mi (310 km 2 ). In 1974, the second largest gas field in the UK was discovered 25 mi (40 km) west of Blackpool, with original ...
Morecambe (/ ˈ m ɔːr k ə m / MOR-kəm) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. Name [ edit ] This section does not cite any sources .
2,595/sq mi (1001.9/km 2) Walney Island, [1] also known as the Isle of Walney, is an island off the west coast of England, at the western end of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is part of Barrow-in-Furness, separated from the mainland by Walney Channel, which is spanned by the ...
The Morecambe branch line is a railway line in Lancashire, England, from Lancaster to Morecambe and Heysham, where trains connect with ferries to Douglas, Isle of Man. To reach Heysham, trains must reverse at Morecambe. Almost all passenger services are operated by Northern. Most are shuttles between Lancaster and Morecambe, with only a limited ...
Lancashire ( / ˈlæŋkəʃər / LAN-kə-shər, /- ʃɪər / -sheer; abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is Blackpool.
54.167°N 2.827°W. / 54.167; -2.827. Silverdale is a village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. The village stands on Morecambe Bay, near the border with Cumbria, 4.5 miles (7 km) north west of Carnforth and 8.5 miles (14 km) of Lancaster. The parish had a population of 1,519 recorded in the 2011 ...
The Hope Valley line is a trans-Pennine railway line in Northern England, linking Manchester with Sheffield.It was completed in 1894. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains, East Midlands Railway and TransPennine Express, while the quarries around Hope, producing stone and cement, provide a source of freight traffic.
Morecambe railway station. / 54.0703282°N 2.8685482°W / 54.0703282; -2.8685482. Morecambe is a railway station on the Morecambe Branch Line, which runs between Lancaster and Heysham Port. The station, situated 4 miles (6 km) west of Lancaster, serves the town of Morecambe in Lancashire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ...