Claughton, Lancaster

For another Lancashire parish and village of the same name, see Claughton, Wyre.

Claughton
Claughton is located in the City of Lancaster district
Claughton
Claughton
Location in the City of Lancaster district
Claughton is located in the Forest of Bowland
Claughton
Claughton
Location in the Forest of Bowland
Claughton is located in Lancashire
Claughton
Claughton
Location within Lancashire
Population209 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD562664
Civil parish
  • Claughton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLANCASTER
Postcode districtLA2
Dialling code01524
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lancashire
54°05′38″N 2°39′50″W / 54.094°N 2.664°W / 54.094; -2.664

Claughton (/ˈklæftən/ KLAF-tən) 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.[1] In the 2011 census Claughton was grouped with Roeburndale (2001 pop. 76)[1] to give a total of 223.[2]

North of the village is the River Lune, and to the south is Claughton Moor and the fells of the Forest of Bowland.

  1. ^ a b "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Claughton Parish (E04005185)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.