Thurnham, Lancashire

Thurnham

Glasson Dock
Thurnham
Location in the City of Lancaster district
Thurnham
Thurnham shown within Lancashire
Population 651 (2011)
OS grid reference SD4654
Civil parish
  • Thurnham
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LANCASTER
Postcode district LA2
Dialling code 01524
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Thurnham is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is situated on the south side of the River Lune estuary in the City of Lancaster, and contains the villages of Conder Green, Glasson Dock, Lower Thurnham and Upper Thurnham.[1] The parish has a population of 595,[2] increasing to 651 at the 2011 Census.[3]

Thurnham is where the River Conder flows into the Lune. The main road through the parish is the A588. It was formerly served by the London and North Western Railway's Glasson Dock Branch railway line, which had three stations in the parish: one at Conder Green, the terminus at Glasson Dock and a private halt at Ashton Hall.

To the east of the village stands Thurnham Hall, a 17th-century country house converted to a resort hotel. It was originally the residence of John Pierce Chamberlain Starkie (1830-1888).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MARIO – Maps & Related Information Online". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  2. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Lancaster Retrieved 16 February 2010
  3. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 June 2015.


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