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Parts of Lancaster were made up of several villages; Scotforth used to be a separate village. You can still see some of the village's original [[terraced house|terrace]]s on parts of Hala Road and Scotforth Road. |
Parts of Lancaster were made up of several villages; Scotforth used to be a separate village. You can still see some of the village's original [[terraced house|terrace]]s on parts of Hala Road and Scotforth Road. |
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Scotforth is also famous in video game circles as being the inspiration for the 'Green Hill Zone' levels in the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. |
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Scotforth used to have a [[Post Office]] but it closed down, the nearest is now [[Bowerham]] post office. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:54, 26 March 2009
| Scotforth | |
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| Population | Expression error: "239 (2001 Census)" must be numeric |
| OS grid reference | SD482593 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LA1 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Scotforth is a civil parish and a suburb in the south of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is home to Scotforth St. Paul's Church of England Primary School and St. Paul's C. of E. Church. The parish of Scotforth had a population of 239 recorded in the 2001 census, [1]
Parts of Lancaster were made up of several villages; Scotforth used to be a separate village. You can still see some of the village's original terraces on parts of Hala Road and Scotforth Road.
Scotforth is also famous in video game circles as being the inspiration for the 'Green Hill Zone' levels in the first Sonic the Hedgehog game.
References
- ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
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