Middleton, Lancashire
{{Short description|Village in Lancashire, England}}
{{about|the village near Heysham|the town near Manchester, formerly in Lancashire|Middleton, Greater Manchester}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox UK place
|static_image_name= Silo, Middleton Industrial Estate - geograph.org.uk - 1487215.jpg
|static_image_caption= Silo at Middleton Industrial Estate
|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|54.021|-2.881|display=inline,title}}
|official_name= Middleton
| population = 705
| population_ref = (2011)
|civil_parish = Middleton
|shire_district= Lancaster
|shire_county = Lancashire
|region= North West England
|constituency_westminster= Morecambe and Lunesdale
|post_town= MORECAMBE
|postcode_district = LA3
|postcode_area= LA
|dial_code= 01524
|os_grid_reference= SD423587
|pushpin_map = United Kingdom City of Lancaster
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in the City of Lancaster district
}}
Middleton is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, between Heysham and Overton. It had a population of 705 in 2011.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04005195|title=Middleton Parish|access-date=27 March 2021}}
History
Middleton was the location of Middleton Tower Holiday Camp, which opened in 1939. The camp was owned by Pontin's from July 1955 until its closure in October 1994.{{cite news | first=David | last=Hogg | title=Reunion for Pontin's 'Liner' camp staff | type=newspaper | work=Lancashire Evening Post | publisher=Johnston Press | location=Preston | id=0964-0967 | page=19 | date=19 August 2004}} By 2008, the holiday camp had been redeveloped as a gated community with bungalows and flats.{{cite web | url=http://www.lakelandecho.co.uk/34/Former-Police-Station-proposal-get.3659485.jp | title=Former Police Station proposal get thumbs-down | date=10 January 2008| accessdate=28 April 2008| work=Lakeland Echo | publisher=Johnston Press | location=Morecambe}}
On Thursday 29 August 1974 37 year old linesman Patric David Brady, of Stockton-on-Tees, fell 175ft off a pylon, and was killed, working for J. L. Eve Construction.Morecambe Visitor Wednesday 4 September 1974, page 12
Notable villagers
- William Lionel Clause, landscape artist (born at Middleton, 1887)
See also
{{portal|Lancashire}}
References
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External links
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{{City of Lancaster geography}}
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Category:Geography of the City of Lancaster
Category:Villages in Lancashire
Category:Civil parishes in Lancashire
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