Wennington, Lancashire

Wennington
Bridge at Wennington
Wennington  Wennington shown within Lancashire
Population	178  (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SD616699
Civil parish	Wennington
District	Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LANCASTER
Postcode district	LA2
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Morecambe and Lunesdale
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 54°07′26″N 2°35′10″W / 54.124°N 2.586°W

Wennington is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. The parish of Wennington had a population of 102 recorded in the 2001 census,^[1] increasing to 178 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

The village is located on the B6480, near the River Wenning and the Yorkshire border. It is administered by Wennington Parish Council. Wennington Hall is to the north.

Transport

The village is served by Wennington railway station on what was the Midland Railway and is now the Leeds to Morecambe line. There are services to Leeds, Morecambe and Lancaster. It was also the location of the start of the Furness and Midland Joint Railway connecting to the Furness Railway to the west.

See also

• Listed buildings in Wennington, Lancashire

References

1. "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 June 2015.

External links

• Furness and midland joint railway history - Web Archive