Middleton, Lancashire
Village in Lancashire, England
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Middleton is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, between Heysham and Overton. It had a population of 810 in the 2021 Census.[1]
| Middleton | |
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Silo at Middleton Industrial Estate | |
  Middleton Location in the City of Lancaster district  Middleton Location within Lancashire | |
| Population | 810 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SD423587 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MORECAMBE |
| Postcode district | LA3 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
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.[2] By 2008, the holiday camp had been redeveloped as a gated community with bungalows and flats.[3]
On Thursday 29 August 1974 37 year old linesman Patric David Brady, of Stockton-on-Tees, fell 175 ft off a pylon, and was killed, working for J. L. Eve Construction.[4]
Transport
Notable villagers
- William Lionel Clause, landscape artist (born at Middleton, 1887)
