Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Morecambe

Morecambe, small town (conjoint with Poulton), Lancaster par., N. Lancashire, on Morecambe Bay, 3½ miles NW. of Lancaster by rail; P.O, T.O., 1 Bank, 2 newspapers; is a rising watering-place, with sea-bathing facilities for summer visitors, and with aquarium and gardens, and other attractions. See POULTON.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "small town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Lancaster AP/Tn/CP       Lancashire AncC
Place: Morecambe

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