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{{Short description|Town in Lancashire, England}}
{{About|the town in England|the community in the United States|Carnforth, Iowa|other uses}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place 
|static_image_name= Carnforth Station - geograph.org.uk - 48655.jpg
|static_image_width= 240
|static_image_caption= [[Carnforth railway station|Carnforth station]] in 2005 
 | official_name=        Carnforth 
 | country=              England 
 | region=               North West England 
 | os_grid_reference=    SD499704
 | population = 5,560
 | population_ref = ''(2011)''
 | coordinates = {{coord|54.123|-2.766|display=inline,title}}
 | post_town=            CARNFORTH 
 | postcode_area=        LA 
 | postcode_district=    LA5
 | dial_code=     01524
 | civil_parish=          Carnforth
 | shire_district=      [[City of Lancaster|Lancaster]] 
 | shire_county=        [[Lancashire]]
 | constituency_westminster= [[Morecambe and Lunesdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Morecambe and Lunesdale]]
 | pushpin_map         = United Kingdom City of Lancaster
 | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within the City of Lancaster district
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'''Carnforth''' is a market town and [[civil parish]] in the [[City of Lancaster]] in [[Lancashire]], England, situated at the north-east end of [[Morecambe Bay]]. The parish of Carnforth had a population of 5,560 in the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]],<ref name=nomis2011-parish>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04005183|title=Carnforth Parish|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> an increase from the 5,350 recorded in the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/documents/information/Parish_headcount.pdf |title=Parish headcount |accessdate=10 January 2009 |publisher=[[Lancashire County Council]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210214612/http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/documents/information/Parish_headcount.pdf |archive-date=10 December 2006 |df=dmy }}</ref> The town is situated around 7 miles north of [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], 17 miles south of [[Kendal]], 40 miles east (bisected by Morecambe Bay) of [[Barrow-in-Furness]] and 28 miles north-west of [[Settle, North Yorkshire|Settle]]. The town is also close to the [[Cumbria]]/Lancashire border.

Carnforth grew in the 19th century through the presence of the railway and ironworks. Due to the closeness of the coast and the hills, Carnforth is a popular base for walkers and cyclists exploring the area. The [[River Keer]], the [[West Coast Main Line]] (WCML), the [[A6 road (England)|A6]] and the [[Lancaster Canal]] pass through the town. The [[M6 motorway]] passes just to the east, linked to Carnforth by the A6070 (formerly the [[A601(M) motorway|A601(M)]]) which was originally part of the Lancaster bypass before the M6 was extended north.

== History ==
[[File:Christ Church, Carnforth - geograph.org.uk - 2419504.jpg|thumb|Christ Church]]

The name ''Carnforth'' is thought to derive from its old function as a ford of the [[River Keer]] on which it is situated. Over time, the descriptive name ''Keer-ford'' may have morphed into the modern ''Carnforth''. An alternative explanation is that the name derives from 'Chreneforde' and is Anglo-Saxon in origin, as cited in the Victoria County History of Lancashire.<ref name="vch">{{citation |chapter=Townships: Carnforth| title=A History of the County of Lancaster |volume= 8 |series=[[Victoria County History]] |year=1914 |pages= 165–170 |chapter-url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp165-170 |access-date= 4 September 2022}}</ref> Another explanation is that it derives from the [[Old English]] ''cranford'' meaning '[[crane (bird)|crane]] ford'.<ref>http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Lancashire/Carnforth</ref>

Much of the history of Carnforth revolves around the railway and [[ironworks]]. Vast deposits of [[limestone]] located locally made Carnforth an ideal place for an ironworks, as limestone is a key component of the [[smelting]] process. In 1846, the Carnforth Ironworks Company established a works near to the railway station. In the same year, a recession occurred in the [[Earl of Dudley]] ironworks in [[Worcestershire]], which meant there was a surplus of workers. A number of workers moved to the ironworks and lived in the nearby company village of Dudley (now called ''Millhead''). In 1864, the Carnforth [[Haematite]] Company took over the works and production was vastly increased due to iron ore that was brought in by rail from the [[Furness|Furness Peninsula]]. By 1872, steel production became the main focus for the works using the new [[Bessemer process]]; this process had failed by 1879.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} 

Iron production continued at the works until 1929, when it eventually closed down. The site was taken over by the [[War Department (United Kingdom)|War Department]], as an [[Ammunition#Ordnance ammunition|ordnance]] depot and remained as such until the 1960s. From then to the present, the site is now an [[industrial estate]] housing several businesses.<ref name="CCW">{{cite web | url=http://www.visitlancashire.com/dbimgs/Carnforth%20Canal%20Walks.pdf |title=Carnforth Canal Walks |access-date=8 October 2007 |publisher=Simon Holt Marketing Services |page=16 }}</ref>

[[File:The Carnforth Bookshop, Market Street, Carnforth - geograph.org.uk - 2073115.jpg|thumb|Market Street]]

In the 19th century, Carnforth grew from a small village into a [[railway town]] when it became the junction of three major railways. [[Carnforth MPD|Carnforth Motive Power Depot]] was located to the west of the West Coast Main Line and, until mid-1968, was one of the last to retain an allocation of [[steam locomotive]]s. The buildings are now occupied by [[West Coast Railways]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westcoastrailways.co.uk/ |title=West Coast Railways |publisher=Westcoastrailways.co.uk |access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref> who still maintain and overhaul steam locos in their premises. The concrete locomotive [[coaling tower]] is a rare survivor.

With the closure of Carnforth MPD in 1968, the station's facilities were reduced. The main line platforms were closed in May 1970 and subsequently removed when the line was electrified two years later, although services still run on the [[Furness line]] and the [[Bentham Line]].

[[File:The Royal Station Hotel, Carnforth - geograph.org.uk - 846219.jpg|thumb|The Royal Station Hotel]]

From the 1920s to the 1980s, Morphy's Mill, in Oxford Street, was a major employer of women in Carnforth. Contrary to its name, it was not a [[Cotton mill|mill]] but a factory making blouses and other garments.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jones |first1=Sheila |title=Morphy's Mill (Part One) |journal=Mourholme Magazine of Local History |date=2013 |volume=63 |pages=4–10 |url=http://www.mourholme.co.uk/users/UserFiles/File/2012-2015/April%202013%20Magazine%20Issue%2063.pdf |access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jones |first1=Sheila |title=Morphy's Mill (Part Two) |journal=Mourholme Magazine of Local History |date=2013 |volume=64 |pages=4–10 |url=http://www.mourholme.co.uk/users/UserFiles/File/2012-2015/November%202013%20Magazine%20Issue%2064.pdf |access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>

==''Brief Encounter''==
In 1945, [[Carnforth railway station]] was used as a location for the [[David Lean]] film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'', starring [[Celia Johnson]] and [[Trevor Howard]]. Fans of this film were one of the major factors in the recent refurbishment of the railway station, including construction of a [[refreshment room]] to match the studio set used in the film. This reopened in 2021 as the ''Brief Encounter Refreshment Room Bistro and Bar''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome - Brief Encounter Refreshment Room Bistro & Bar |url=https://refreshmentroom.com/ |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> There are also exhibitions and a heritage centre, which is now run by the Carnforth Station Trust.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carnforthstation.co.uk/ |title=Carnforth Station Heritage Centre – Home of Brief Encounter |publisher=Carnforthstation.co.uk |date=17 October 2003 |access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref> The 2018 novel ''Past Encounters'' by local writer [[Deborah Swift]] is set, in part, in Carnforth during the filming of ''Brief Encounter''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Encounters (World War Two Sagas) by Deborah Swift |url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/deborah-swift/past-encounters.htm |website=www.fantasticfiction.com |access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref>

;Gallery of film locations
<gallery>
Image:Carnforth Station waiting room.jpg|Carnforth railway station refreshment room - scene for much of the film
Image:Carnforth Station Clock - geograph.org.uk - 642321.jpg|Carnforth railway station clock and ramp from subway under platforms
</gallery>

==Governance==
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the same name exists. This ward is smaller than the parish with a total population of 4,439.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/carnforth-e05005225#sthash.48vo9SBt.dpbs |title=Ward population 2011 |access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref>

Carnforth is in the parliamentary constituency of [[Morecambe and Lunesdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Morecambe and Lunesdale]], represented since [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] by [[Lizzi Collinge]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Morecambe and Lunesdale - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001372 |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

== Geography ==
The [[River Keer]] runs through the north-north-west of the town with the mouth of the river flowing into [[Morecambe Bay]]. It forms the parish boundary between Carnforth and [[Warton, Lancaster|Warton]]. A bridge between Carnforth and Millhead is the lowest road crossing of the river, although there is a footbridge a little further downstream.<ref name=os /> 
{{Geographic Location
|title = Destinations from Carnforth
|Northwest = [[Silverdale, Lancashire|Silverdale]], [[Ulverston]]
|North     = Millhead, [[Kendal]], [[Warton, Lancaster|Warton]]
|Northeast = [[Capernwray]], [[Kirkby Lonsdale]]
|West      = [[Morecambe Bay]], [[Barrow-in-Furness]]
|Centre    = Carnforth
|East      = [[Over Kellet]], [[Gressingham]], [[Pennines]]
|Southwest = [[Bolton-le-Sands]], [[Hest Bank]], [[Morecambe]], [[Heysham]]
|South     = [[Nether Kellet]], [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], [[Galgate]], [[Garstang]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]
|Southeast = [[Halton, Lancashire|Aughton]], [[Caton, Lancashire|Caton]]
}}

==Demography==
The [[Office for National Statistics]] recognises an area described as Carnforth Built-up area,<ref name=nomis2011-CarnforthBUA>{{NOMIS2011|id=E34004850 |title=Carnforth Built-up area |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> defined algorithmically, which includes Carnforth and [[Warton, Lancaster|Warton]]. It is divided into two parts: Carnforth subdivision,<ref name=nomis2011-CarnforthBUASD>{{NOMIS2011 |id=E35001435 |title=Carnforth Built-up area sub division |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> which includes the Millhead area within Warton parish, and Warton subdivision.<ref name=nomis2011-WartonBUASD>{{NOMIS2011 |id=E35001003 |title=Warton Built-up area sub division |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> The ONS definition of a built-up area includes built-up land separated by 200m from another settlement.<ref name="ons">{{cite web |title=2011 Built-up Areas - Methodology and Guidance |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/ref/builtupareas_userguidance.pdf |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=28 July 2021 |date=2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2011 Census
|-
! Named area !! Population !! Area !! Population density ||Note
|-
| Carnforth civil parish<ref name=nomis2011-parish /> || 5,560 || {{convert|6.09|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}} ||{{convert|910|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi|abbr=on}} ||
|-
| Carnforth ward<ref name=nomis2011-ward>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05005225|title=Carnforth Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=28 July 2021}}</ref>|| 4,439 || {{convert|5.33|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}} ||{{convert|830|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi|abbr=on}} || Excludes Crag Bank area
|-
| Carnforth Built-up area<ref name=nomis2011-CarnforthBUA />  || 7,920 || {{convert|2.33 |sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}  ||{{convert|3400|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi|abbr=on}}  || Comprises Carnforth and Warton Built-up area subdivisions
|-
| Carnforth Built-up area subdivision<ref name=nomis2011-CarnforthBUASD /> || 6,115 || {{convert|1.75|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}  ||{{convert|3480|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi|abbr=on}}   || Includes Millhead area
|-
| Warton Built-up area subdivision<ref name=nomis2011-WartonBUASD /> || 1,805 || {{convert|0.575|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}  ||{{convert|3140|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi|abbr=on}}   || Excludes Millhead area 
|}

==Health service==
There is a [[general practice]] surgery in the town,  with eleven partners and four associate GPs. It has smaller surgeries in [[Arnside]], [[Bolton-le-Sands]], [[Halton, Lancashire|Halton]], and [[Silverdale, Lancashire|Silverdale]], to serve patients in outlying villages.<ref name="ashtrees">{{cite web |title=Home page |url=http://www.ashtreessurgery.co.uk/ash-trees-surgery-home |publisher=Ash Trees Surgery |access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> It is within the North Lancashire [[clinical commissioning group]] and patients are served by the [[University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust]].

There is also an NHS clinic, adjacent to the GP practice, used for a variety of services.<ref name="clinic">{{cite web |title=Carnforth Clinic |url=http://our.property.nhs.uk/index.php?id=151&property=3399 |publisher=NHS Property Services |access-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165942/http://our.property.nhs.uk/index.php?id=151&property=3399|archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="audiology">{{cite web |title=Open repair clinics |url=https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/our-services/audiology1/|website=Audiology|publisher=University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay |access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:The marina on the Lancaster Canal Carnforth - geograph.org.uk - 3089097.jpg|thumb|right|The Lancaster Canal at Carnforth]]

[[Carnforth railway station]] is served by [[Northern Trains]] on three lines:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=19 November 2024 |url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables}}</ref>
* [[Leeds–Morecambe line|Bentham Line]]: Services operate between {{rws|Leeds}} and {{rws|Morecambe}}, via {{rws|Skipton}}
* [[Furness line]]: Trains link {{stnlink|Manchester Airport}} with {{stnlink|Barrow-in-Furness}}, via {{rws|Lancaster}}. Some trains continue to {{rws|Carlisle}}, via {{rws|Whitehaven}}
* Morecambe Branch Line: A single daily [[parliamentary train]] service travels to Morecambe, via the north curve at {{rws|Hest Bank}}.

The [[West Coast Main Line]] passes through the station, but [[Avanti West Coast]] trains do not stop here; passengers must travel south to Lancaster or north to {{rws|Oxenholme}} for destinations between {{rws|London Euston}} and {{rws|Glasgow Central}}.

Bus services in the town are provided by [[Stagecoach Cumbria|Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire]] and Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches. Routes connect the town with Lancaster and [[Morecambe]] to the south, and to [[Milnthorpe]], Kendal and Keswick in the north.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carnforth bus services |website=Bustimes.org |access-date=19 November 2024 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/carnforth}}</ref> The [[Stagecoach bus route 555|555 bus]], which connects Lancaster with Keswick, is described as one of the longest and most scenic bus routes in England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=These are officially England’s most scenic bus routes |website=Time Out |date=15 August 2023 |access-date=19 November 2024 |url= https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/these-are-officially-englands-most-scenic-bus-routes-081523}}</ref>

Carnforth is on the [[A6 road (England)|A6 road]] {{convert|7|mi}} north of Lancaster.<ref name="os">{{cite web |title=Carnforth, Lancaster |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/carnforth-lancaster |website=OS GetOutside |access-date=4 September 2022 |language=en-gb}}</ref> The [[M6 motorway]] passes to the east of the town; the [[A601(M) motorway]] and the B6254 road connect the town centre to junction 35. 

The [[Lancaster Canal]] passes through the town; there is a marina for pleasure boats. Historically, the canal connected Lancaster to Kendal, but it is now closed beyond [[Tewitfield]], north of Carnforth.

Both the [[Lancashire Coastal Way]] and the [[Bay Cycle Way]] skirt the western side of Carnforth, crossing the River Keer by the footbridge north-west of the town.

==Media==
Local TV coverage is provided by [[BBC North West]] and [[ITV Granada]]. Television signals are received from the Lancaster relay TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Lancaster |title=Full Freeview on the Lancaster (Lancashire, England) transmitter|publisher=UK Free TV |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref>

Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Lancashire]], [[Heart North West]], [[Smooth North West]], [[Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire]], and [[Beyond Radio]], a community based station which broadcasts from its studios in [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]].{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Local newspapers are ''Lancaster Guardian'' (formerly ''[[The Visitor (newspaper)|The Visitor]]''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-nw/lancashire-guardian/|title=Lancaster Guardian|date=27 April 2014|website=British Papers|access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref>  
''[[The Westmorland Gazette]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-nw/westmorland-gazette/|title=The Westmorland Gazette|date=13 November 2013|website=British Papers|access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref> 
and ''[[Lancashire Evening Post]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-nw/lancashire-evening-post/|title=Lancashire Evening Post|date=10 June 2014|website=British Papers|access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref>

== Education ==
Primary schools:
* Carnforth Community Primary School, North Road<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnforth Community Primary School |url=https://www.carnforthprimary.lancs.sch.uk/ |website=www.carnforthprimary.lancs.sch.uk |access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref>
* Christ Church C of E Primary School, North Road<ref>{{cite web |title=Christ Church CE Primary School |url=https://www.christchurch-carnforth.lancs.sch.uk/ |access-date=4 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Kellet Road<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School |url=https://www.olol.lancs.sch.uk/ |website=www.olol.lancs.sch.uk |access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref>

Secondary schools:
* [[Carnforth High School]]

There is also a public library branch in the town.<ref name="library">{{cite web|title=Carnforth Library|url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/libraries/find-a-library/carnforth-library.aspx|website=Libraries|publisher=Lancashire County Council|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>

==Religious sites ==
The [[Church of England|Anglican]] [[parish church]] of [[Christ Church, Carnforth|Christ Church]], on Lancaster Road, was built in 1875 with later additions, and is a grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1317960  |desc=Christ Church | access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref> It worships in the [[Anglo-Catholicism|Anglo-Catholic]] tradition.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.christchurchcarnforth.co.uk/about-2/ |website=Christ Church Carnforth |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref> It is in the Deanery of Tunstall in the [[Diocese of Blackburn]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tunstall |url=https://www.blackburn.anglican.org/tunstall |website=www.blackburn.anglican.org |publisher=The Diocese of Blackburn |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref>

Our Lady of Lourdes [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] church, on Kellet Road, is a small building in modern romanesque style, which opened in 1967; it replaced a temporary church that had opened in 1926.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Lady of Lourdes, Carnforth - Catholics in Carnforth, Bolton-le-Sands, & Yealand |url=https://www.ololcarnforth.org.uk/ourladyoflourdescarnforth.htm |website=www.ololcarnforth.org.uk |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref> It is a joint parish with [[St Mary's Church, Yealand Conyers]] and [[St Mary's Church, Bolton-le-Sands]], in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Parishes, Churches & Chapels |url=https://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/our-people-places/parishes-and-their-churcheschapels/ |website=The Diocese of Lancaster |access-date=26 July 2023 |date=12 May 2015}}</ref>

Emmanuel Congregational Church, on Hawk Street, was established in 1884 and is a member of the [[Congregational Federation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnforth - Emmanuel |url=https://www.congregational.org.uk/find-a-church/church-finder/198/carnforth---emmauel |website=www.congregational.org.uk |publisher=Congregational Federation |access-date=26 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Carnforth [[Free Methodist Church]] was established in 1995. It holds services at [[Carnforth High School]] on Kellet road and has a community centre adjacent to the school.<ref>{{cite web |title=Identity |url=https://www.cfmc.org.uk/identity/ |website=www.cfmc.org.uk |publisher=Carnforth Free Methodist Church |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref>

[[The Salvation Army]] have a church in Preston Street and also run a [[charity shop]] on Market Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnforth |url=https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/carnforth |website=www.salvationarmy.org.uk |publisher=The Salvation Army |access-date=26 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] have a Kingdom Hall on the outskirts of Carnforth at Mill Lane, Warton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnforth |url=https://apps.jw.org/ui/E/meeting-search.html#/weekly-meetings/search/E/Carnforth,%20UK/54.127363,-2.768112/@54.020596,-2.807943,9z/detail?id=9F93D6B6-E3B8-45AE-BD27-2FCD69C89454 |website=jw.org |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref>

== Sport ==
The town is home to Carnforth RUFC [[rugby union]] club,<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnforth RUFC |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/carnforth |website=www.pitchero.com |access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref>  Carnforth Rangers [[association football|football]] club<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://carnforthrangers.co.uk/ |website=Carnforth Rangers Football Club |access-date=4 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Carnforth Cricket Club]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnforth CC |url=https://carnforth.play-cricket.com/ |website=carnforth.play-cricket.com |access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref>

[[File:William Cowherd.jpg|thumb|120px|[[William Cowherd]]]]
[[File:William Sturgeon.jpg|thumb|120px|[[William Sturgeon]], pre 1850]]
== Notable people ==
* [[Thomas Kitson|Sir Thomas Kitson]] (1485–1540), wealthy merchant, [[Sheriffs of the City of London|Sheriff of London]] and builder of [[Hengrave Hall]], born in [[Warton, Lancaster|Warton]].<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle= Kytson, Thomas |volume= 31 |last= Welch |first= Charles |author-link= |page= 364 |year= 1892 |short=1}}</ref>
* [[William Cowherd]] (1763–1816), Christian minister and vegetarianism activist.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle= Cowherd, William |volume= 12 |last=  Gordon |first= Alexander |author-link= Alexander Gordon (Unitarian) |pages= 378-379 |year= 1887 |short=1}}</ref>
* [[William Sturgeon]] (1783–1850), [[electrical engineer]], made the first [[electromagnet]] and a practical [[electric motor]].
* [[George Marton (1801–1867)|George Marton]] (1801–1867), politician from [[Capernwray Hall]], MP for [[Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancaster]] 1837-1847
* [[Myers Danson]] (1845–1909), [[Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney]] from 1907 to 1909, born in Carnforth
* [[Robert Wilson (rugby league)|Robert Wilson]] (1878–1916), rugby league player, played 256 games
* [[Albert Halton]] (1893–1971), British Army private, recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
* [[Cecil Parkinson]] (1931–2016), [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] MP 1970-1983, became Baron Parkinson of Carnforth in 1992.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52979 |date=2 July 1992 |page=11141}}</ref>
* [[Steve Kemp (musician)|Steve Kemp]], (born 1978), drummer of alternative rock band ''[[Hard-Fi]]''. attended [[Carnforth High School]].

== See also ==
* [[Listed buildings in Carnforth]]
* [[Carnforth War Memorial]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Sister project links|Carnforth|voy=Carnforth|wikt=no|q=no}}
* [http://www.visitcarnforth.co.uk/ Visit Carnforth Website] – Tourism Website for Carnforth
* [http://www.carnforthtowncouncil.org Carnforth Town Council] – Official Website for the Town (parish) Council of Carnforth
* {{Genuki|county=LAN|Carnforth}}
* [https://sites.google.com/view/carnforth-ironworks/carnforth-haematite-ironworks History of Carnforth Haematite Ironworks]
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