Warton, ENG - Postcode - LA5 9RY
Postcode LA5 9RY serves Warton in the Lancashire district of England. It is part of the LA5 outward code area. Use the map below for the exact location.
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Location Information
| City/Location/Ward | Warton |
|---|---|
| County/District/Region | Lancashire |
| States or Province or Territories | England |
| States or Province or Territories Abbrieviation | ENG |
| Postcode | LA5 9RY |
GPS Coordinate
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 54.1459 |
| Longitude | -2.7902 |
Nearby Postcodes
| Location | Postcode |
|---|---|
| Blackburn | BB1 1AB |
| Blackburn | BB1 1AE |
| Blackburn | BB1 1AF |
| Blackburn | BB1 1AQ |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BA |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BB |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BD |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BG |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BH |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BJ |
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Warton is located in Lancashire
About Warton
Description of Warton
With a population of 2,360 as of the 2011 Census, Warton is a village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the City of Lancaster in north Lancashire, northwest England, not far from the county's border with Cumbria.
An ancient settlement, it was first mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book. Carnforth, a former part of Warton parish, is the closest town to Warton. The town church of St. Oswald is said to have been built with the assistance of George Washington's seventh great-grandfather, Lawrence Washington.
More than 11,000 acres (45 km2) of the parish's total area are considered to be rural. In the 2001 census, 2,315 people were counted as living in the parish of Warton; in the 2011 census, that number had increased to 2,360. Early in the 13th century, Warton had become a significant way station on the road to Carlisle, Northumbria, and Scotland from the south. To the point where in 1200, during King John's reign, he granted the town a license for a Wednesday market, gallows, and an ordeal pit. After Warton had already established itself as an economically significant community, its ruler, the baron of Kendal, granted it borough rights in the 13th century.
The church itself was built in 1267, but the rectory, which is now in ruins, predates even that. Construction on the rectory is documented up until 1332. The gables are still nearly at their former height, while the rest of the ruins are in decent shape (around 30 ft). A massive stone manor house from the 14th century, complete with a great hall and private chambers, it is now in the care of English Heritage. The wealthy and influential rectors of Warton lived and held court in this building.
Borwick, Carnforth, Priest Hutton, Silverdale, Warton, Yealand Redmayne, and Yealand Conyers were all formerly a part of the parish of Warton. Following the division of the historic. Warton with Lindeth parish, the current civil parish of Warton was founded in 1935 with boundaries that include Silverdale and Yealand Conyers to the north, Priest Hutton and Borwick to the east, and Carnforth to the south (the border following the River Keer). The parish continues onto Morecambe Bay's shoreline to the west.