Torrisholme

Torrisholme
People watching the solar eclipse of 20 March 2015, on Torrisholme Barrow
Torrisholme is located in Morecambe
Torrisholme
Torrisholme
Location in Morecambe
Torrisholme is located in the City of Lancaster district
Torrisholme
Torrisholme
Location in the City of Lancaster district
Torrisholme is located in Lancashire
Torrisholme
Torrisholme
Location within Lancashire
Population6,755 (in 2011)
OS grid referenceSD455637
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMORECAMBE
Postcode districtLA4
Dialling code01524
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
54°03′58″N 2°49′48″W / 54.066°N 2.830°W / 54.066; -2.830

Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England.[1] In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households,[2] decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census.[3]

Torrisholme was referred to as Toredholme in the Domesday Book.[1]

  1. ^ a b William Farrer & J. Brownbill (editors) (1914). "Townships: Poulton, Bare and Torrisholme". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8. pp. 64–69. Retrieved 28 April 2008. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ National Statistics - Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics
  3. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 June 2015.