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MORECAMBE, a seaport-village, conjoint with Poulton-le-Sands, in Lancaster parish, Lancashire; on a bight of Morecambe bay, at the terminus of a railway from Lancaster, 3¼ miles WNW of Lancaster. It has a post office,‡ under Lancaster, a railway station with telegraph, a hotel, and a harbour; and it combines with Poulton in offering sea-bathing facilities for summer visitors.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a seaport-village, conjoint with Poulton-le-Sands" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lancaster Parish Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Morecambe |
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