Carnforth
Carnforth is a village and also civil parish near Lancaster in the north of Lancashire, England, situated at the north eastern end of Morecambe Bay. The parish 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. Due to the closeness of the shore as well as the hills, Carnforth is a prominent base for walkers and also cyclists checking out the location. The River Keer, the West Coast Main Line (WCML), the A6 and also the Lancaster Canal travel through the community. The M6 motorway passes simply to the eastern, connected to Carnforth by the A601(M). The name "Carnforth" is thought to stem from its old function as a ford of the River Keer on which it is positioned. In time the detailed name "Keer-ford" may have changed into the contemporary "Carnforth". A different description is that the name stems from 'Chreneforde' as well as is Anglo-Saxon in beginning, as pointed out in the Victoria County History of Lancashire.
