Carnforth is a market town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, situated at the north-east end of Morecambe Bay.
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10 Facts About Carnforth
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The parish of Carnforth had a population of 5,560 in the 2011 census, an increase from the 5,350 recorded in the 2001 census.
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Carnforth grew in the 19th century through the presence of the railway and ironworks.
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Name "Carnforth" is thought to derive from its old function as a ford of the River Keer on which it is situated.
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Carnforth is in the parliamentary constituency of Morecambe and Lunesdale, represented by Conservative David Morris.
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Carnforth is on the A6 road 7 miles north of Lancaster, Lancashire, to the west of the M6 motorway.
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The M6 motorway passes to the east of the town, and its junction 35 is on the outskirts of Carnforth, connected by either the A601 motorway or the B6254 road.
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Trains from Carnforth serve the Leeds–Morecambe line and the Furness line.
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Lancaster Canal passes through Carnforth; there is a marina for pleasure boats.
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Adam Thistlethwaite, born in 1988, is from Carnforth, and is a member of the band Massive Wagons.
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