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Interesting Facts and Figures about Morecambe, Lancaster and Lune Valley

Some history and facts about Morecambe, Lancaster and the Lune Valley...

4.6 million visitors came to our district in 2006, generating 224m for the local economy and supporting over 4,000 jobs.

Uniquely, the Monarch of the throne of England is always known as the Duke of Lancaster.

At least one hundred different species of birds from all over the world can be seen in Morecambe Bay.

Thomas Gray described the view up the Lune Valley as "Every feature which constitutes a perfect landscape of the extensive sort is here not boldly marked, but in its best position"

William Wordsworth, JMW Turner and Ruskin were also captivated by the beauty of the Lune Valley, particularly the view of the Vale of the Kirkby Lonsdale and the Crook O' Lune at Caton.

Eric Bartholomew took his stage name 'Eric Morecambe' from the famous seaside resort where he was born.

The Midland Hotel was used for a murder mystery episode of TV's Poirot.

Heysham has a history of thousands of years, evidenced by the ruins of an Anglo Saxon chapel with graves hewn out of solid rock, up on the mysterious and magical headland hidden beyond St Peter's church.

Just outside Silverdale, that leads down to Jenny Brown's point, you can see the penninsula of Humphrey Head which juts out into the seas, where according to legend, the last wolf of England was slain!

The infamous Lancashire Pendle Witches were imprisoned and put on trial in the dark dungeon of Lancaster Castle which you can still visit today.

The market town of Carnforth and its railway station are famous for being the film location for the classic British Film 'Brief Encounter'. Enjoy lunch there today in the excact replica of the refreshment rooms used in the film.

Above the Lune Valley begins the ancient hunting ground known as the Forest of Bowland. This area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) was the first protected area in England to be awarded the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected areas.