Galgate

Galgate
A6 in Galgate, looking north
Galgate
Galgate shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD485555
Civil parish	Ellel
District	Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
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	Lancaster and Fleetwood
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°59′35″N 2°47′02″W / 53.993°N 2.784°W / 53.993; -2.784Coordinates: 53°59′35″N 2°47′02″W / 53.993°N 2.784°W / 53.993; -2.784

Galgate /ˈɡɒlɡət/ is a village in the City of Lancaster, just south of Lancaster University, and about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Lancaster itself in the English county of Lancashire.

The name Galgate is from Old English Gal-gata, meaning the road to Scotland. Another, similar view is that the name is a shortening of Galloway Gate, i.e. the road to Galloway. A popular opinion within Galgate is that it stands for Gallows Gate, the last village which condemned people passed through before reaching Lancaster and their place of execution.

The A6 Preston to Lancaster road runs north-south through the centre of the village, and junction 33 of the M6 is nearby.

A major railway from Preston to Lancaster passes on a viaduct over the village. The village once had its own station (Galgate railway station) but it closed in 1939 and now the nearest station is Lancaster.

The Lancaster Canal also runs through the village and has a marina for narrowboats.

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