Heaton-with-Oxcliffe explained

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Static Image Caption:Duck pond at Cathedral Drive
Official Name:Heaton-with-Oxcliffe
Civil Parish:Heaton-with-Oxcliffe
Country:England
Region:North West England
Population:2,059
Population Ref:(2001)
Os Grid Reference:SD443603
Coordinates:54.036°N -2.85°W
Post Town:MORECAMBE
Postcode Area:LA
Postcode District:LA3
Dial Code:01524
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom City of Lancaster
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the City of Lancaster district

Heaton-with-Oxcliffe is a civil parish situated near the River Lune. it is in the City of Lancaster and the English county of Lancashire. The parish contains the villages of Heaton, Oxcliffe Hill, plus the area around Salt Ayre, and had a population of 2,225 recorded in the 2001 census,[1] decreasing to 2,059 at the 2011 census.

The Golden Ball Inn

The area around the Golden Ball Inn, in Oxcliffe, is locally known as Snatchems, as it was once a place that press gangs frequented. The front door of the Inn is 6feet above the road, as the road frequently floods on a spring tide, the lower car park displaying a white line on the wall, about 5feet above the ground, showing the highest level that the Lune reached during a major flood in 1967.

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish headcount . 2009-01-10 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061210214612/http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/documents/information/Parish_headcount.pdf . 2006-12-10 .