Morecambe

Morecambe
Town
Morecambe seafront in January 2024
Morecambe is located in the City of Lancaster district
Morecambe
Morecambe
Location in the City of Lancaster district
Morecambe is located in Morecambe
Morecambe
Morecambe
Location of town centre in Morecambe
Morecambe is located in Morecambe Bay
Morecambe
Morecambe
Location on Morecambe Bay
Morecambe is located in Lancashire
Morecambe
Morecambe
Location within Lancashire
Population34,768 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD425634
Civil parish
  • Morecambe
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMORECAMBE
Postcode districtLA3, LA4
Dialling code01524
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
54°04′23″N 2°52′12″W / 54.073°N 2.870°W / 54.073; -2.870

Morecambe (/ˈmɔːrkəm/ MOR-kəm[2][3]) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Morecambe Parish (E04012009)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
  3. ^ Roach, Peter (2011), Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521152532