Claughton, Lancaster


Claughton is a small village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. The village is on the A683 road east of Lancaster and at the time of the 2001 census had a population of 132, which increased to 209 by the time of the 2011 Census.
North of the village is the River Lune, and to the south is Claughton Moor and the fells of the Forest of Bowland.

Local government

Claughton is part of the Lower Lune Valley ward, which elects two councillors to Lancaster City Council every 4 years.

Industry

There is a brickworks, Claughton Brickworks, in the village. Ropeway conveyors, which transport clay from Claughton Moor to the Claughton Brickworks, are suspended above the road.

Religious sites

was closed by the Church of England in 2002 due to a decline in the number of worshippers and the fact that the building was in need of modernisation. The church was part of the Hornby with Claughton parish. There was a church on the site as early as 1100.

Railway

The railway station was on the "Little" North Western Railway at. Trains running between Lancaster Green Ayre railway station and Wennington railway station stopped at Claughton between Caton and Hornby. In 1853, for example, the 11am from Morecambe to Skipton called at Claughton at 11.35.