Whittington
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St Michael's Church |
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Whittington shown within Lancashire | |
Population | 375 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SD600762 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Carnforth |
Postcode district | LA6 |
Dialling code | 01524 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
Whittington is a small village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, forming part of a cluster of sites along the Lune valley, each with evidence of a motte - as with Melling and Arkholme. This is the densest distribution of Norman castles outside the Welsh border countryside.
Whittington Hall is a large 5-acre (20,000 m2) estate surrounding a grand hall with many out buildings