| Official Name: | Scotforth |
| Civil Parish: | Scotforth |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | North West England |
| Coordinates: | 54.02°N -2.77°W |
| Hide Services: | Yes |
| Population: | 321 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Static Image: | Blea Tarn Reservoir - panoramio.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Blea Tarn Reservoir |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom City of Lancaster |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the City of Lancaster district |
Scotforth is a civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England. It does not include the suburb Scotforth, but is further south, comprising areas to the west, north and north-east of Lancaster University. It has an area of .
In the 2011 census the population was recorded as 321.
There are five listed buildings in Scotforth: four houses and a bridge over the River Conder. All are Grade II listed buildings.
There are two reservoirs in the parish. Blea Tarn Reservoir was constructed 1896-1901 and the BFI has a film by Mitchell and Kenyon of its opening in 1902. Langthwaite Reservoir was constructed in 1935, and United Utilities began work in 2018 on the construction of a floating solar farm on its surface.
Scotforth has a parish council.
Scotforth was formerly a township, it became a civil parish in 1866. The parish formerly included the settlement: on 9 November 1900 the northern, urban, part of the parish was transferred to Lancaster and on 1 April 1935 a further were transferred to Lancaster. The population of the parish was 1,139 in 1871, 2,263 in 1881 and 1,598 in 1891 but reduced to 251 in 1901.[1]