| Cockerham | |
|---|---|
 The north-western façade of St. Michael's Church | |
  Cockerham Location in the City of Lancaster district  Cockerham Location on Morecambe Bay  Cockerham Location within Lancashire | |
| Population | 671 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD465525 |
| • London | 204 mi (328 km) SE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANCASTER |
| Postcode district | LA2 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Cockerham is a small village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Lancaster and 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Preston. Lying on the River Cocker, at the estuary of the River Lune, the parish had a population of 671 at the 2011 Census.[1]
Cockerham has lain within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire since the Middle Ages,[citation needed] having previously formed a township and parish within the hundred of Lonsdale.[2] Between 1894 and 1974, Cockerham lay within the Lancaster Rural District.[3]
Medieval life of Cockerham manor has been recorded in the Custumal of the Manor of Cockerham, compiled in 1326–1327 and revised in 1463. The custumal, a record of rents and services owed by the tenants to their landlord, combines a local code of laws with an inventory of all resources of the land, from peat fuel, cattle and sheep to shoreline mussels.[4] The tenants were forbidden to trade local fuel to the "strangers" who collected mussels on the shore.[5]
The local church is St. Michael's. The original parish church was in the middle of the village but was resited on higher ground due to frequent flooding.
Close by are the remains of Cockersand Abbey. The village has a pub, the Manor Inn.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cockerham Parish (E04005186)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "A Vision of Cockerham AP/CP". Lancaster RD Local Government District. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ Lancaster RD Local Government District. "A Vision of Lancaster RD". Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ^ Bailey, p. 61.
- ^ Bailey, p. 66.