Carnforth
Carnforth is a village and also civil parish near Lancaster in the north of Lancashire, England, situated at the north east end of Morecambe Bay. The church of Carnforth had a population of 5,350 recorded in the 2001 census, and types part of the City of Lancaster. The 2011 Census measured a population of 5,560. As a result of the distance of the coastline as well as the hills, Carnforth is a popular base for pedestrians and cyclists checking out the area. The River Keer, the West Coast Main Line (WCML), the A6 and the Lancaster Canal pass through the town. The M6 motorway passes just to the eastern, connected to Carnforth by the A601(M). The name "Carnforth" is thought to stem from its old feature as a ford of the River Keer on which it is situated. Gradually the descriptive name "Keer-ford" might have morphed into the modern-day "Carnforth". An alternative description is that the name derives from 'Chreneforde' as well as is Anglo-Saxon in beginning, as mentioned in the Victoria County Background of Lancashire.
