carnforth

Plans for 250 new homes at former Carnforth quarry site blocked by city council

2026-03-23 09:10:00 UTC

Plans for up to 250 new homes on a former quarry site in Carnforth have been rejected – against the recommendation of council officers.

Plan for 250 homes ’which threatens football club and marina’ refused

2026-03-23 09:10:00 UTC

“We have real concerns"

Dramatic picture shows car on its side after crash near Carnforth

2026-03-23 09:10:00 UTC

Hornby firefighters were called to a road traffic collision in Burrow alongside cross-border colleagues from Kirkby Lonsdale fire station.

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 5,521 in the 2021 census and 5,560 in the 2011 census, an increase from the 5,350 recorded in the 2001 census. The town is situated around 7 miles north of Lancaster, 17 miles south of Kendal, 40 miles east (bisected by Morecambe Bay) of Barrow-in-Furness and 28 miles north-west of 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 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)) which was originally part of the Lancaster bypass before the M6 was extended north.