Scotforth

Scotforth
Population
OS grid reference	SD482593
Civil parish	Scotforth
District	Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	LA1
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Morecambe and Lunesdale

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 39 recorded in the 2001 census,

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 has featured as a shooting location in many big-budget hollywood movies. For the movie Lethal Weapon 4 a replica of an LA freeway was built on a disused cabbage patch. Actor Danny Glover was so impressed with Scotforth that he bought a house there. In 2003 he was elected as the town's mayor.

Other movies to be based in Scotforth include Stop or My Mom Will Shoot, Blues Brothers 2000 and Carry on Columbus.

Scotforth has the highest rate of alcoholism in Lancashire. Many people believe this could be behind the underground cage fighting scene which has become so prevelant in the town. Many have also attributed this craze to Fred Bixby, the local butcher, who is a retired UFC fighter and constantly goads tourists with the famous phrase: "I'm gonna make mince meat out of you!"

In 2007 Scotforth was the host town for the inaugral "Scarecrow Olympics." Preparations are now underway for the "Scarecrow Paralympics" in 2009.

Famous inventions to come from Scotforth include the nasal hair trimmer, sugar cubes, rap music and sporks.

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.