Blea Tarn Reservoir

Scotforth is a civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England. It does not include the suburb Scotforth, but is further south, comprising areas to the west, north and north-east of Lancaster University. It has an area of 645.86 hectares (1,596.0 acres).[1]

In the 2011 census the population was recorded as 321.[1]

There are five listed buildings in Scotforth: four houses and a bridge over the River Conder. All are Grade II listed buildings.

There are two reservoirs in the parish. Blea Tarn Reservoir was constructed 1896-1901 and the BFI has a film by Mitchell and Kenyon of its opening in 1902.[2] Langthwaite Reservoir was constructed in 1935,[3] and United Utilities began work in 2018 on the construction of a floating solar farm on its surface.[4]

Scotforth has a parish council.[5]

History

Scotforth was formerly a township, it became a civil parish in 1866. The parish formerly included the settlement:[6] on 9 November 1900 the northern, urban, part of the parish was transferred to Lancaster and on 1 April 1935 a further 332 acres (134 ha) were transferred to Lancaster.[7] The population of the parish was 1,139 in 1871, 2,263 in 1881 and 1,598 in 1891 but reduced to 251 in 1901.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Scotforth Parish (E04005203)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2020. Includes map of modern parish boundaries
  2. ^ "Watch Opening of the Blea Tarn Reservoir (1902)". BFI Player. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "From Source to Pump" (PDF). British Dam Society. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Floating solar farm gets under way at Lancaster Reservoir". www.unitedutilities.com. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Parish council - Scotforth". committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk. Lancaster City Council. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Boundary Map of Scotforth Tn/CP". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 May 2020. Map of historic parish boundaries
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Scotforth Tn/CP". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Scotforth Tn/CP: Population". visionofbritain.org.uk. Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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