Middleton
Silo at Middleton Industrial Estate
Middleton is located in the City of Lancaster district
Middleton
Middleton
Location in the City of Lancaster district
Middleton is located in Lancashire
Middleton
Middleton
Location within Lancashire
Population705 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD423587
Civil parish
  • Middleton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMORECAMBE
Postcode districtLA3
Dialling code01524
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lancashire
54°01′16″N 2°52′52″W / 54.021°N 2.881°W / 54.021; -2.881

Middleton is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, between Heysham and Overton. It had a population of 705 in 2011.[1]

Middleton was the location of Middleton Tower Holiday Camp, which opened in 1939. The camp was owned by Pontin's from July 1955 until its closure in October 1994.[2] By 2008, the holiday camp had been redeveloped as a gated community with bungalows and flats.[3]

Notable villagers

See also

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Middleton Parish (E04005195)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ Hogg, David (19 August 2004). "Reunion for Pontin's 'Liner' camp staff". Lancashire Evening Post (newspaper). Preston: Johnston Press. p. 19. 0964-0967.
  3. ^ "Former Police Station proposal get thumbs-down". Lakeland Echo. Morecambe: Johnston Press. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.

External links

Media related to Middleton, Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons



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