Scorton, Lancashire

Scorton
Scorton
	St. Peter's Church, Scorton
	Scorton Location in Wyre Borough Scorton Location in the Forest of Bowland Scorton Location within Lancashire
Population	297 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD501488
Civil parish	Nether Wyresdale;
District	Wyre;
Shire county	Lancashire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR3
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Lancaster and Fleetwood;
	List of places UK England Lancashire 53°55′59″N 2°45′36″W / 53.933°N 2.760°W

Scorton is a small village near the River Wyre, in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England. It is located north of Garstang. The name means "farmstead near a ditch or ravine."^[2]

^ Neighbourhood Statistics for Output Area 30UQHG0007
^ Wyre Borough Council – History of Wyre – Scorton Archived 17 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Neighbourhood Statistics for Output Area 30UQHG0007

[2] Wyre Borough Council – History of Wyre – Scorton Archived 17 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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Scorton
St. Peter's Church, Scorton
Scorton Location in Wyre Borough Show map of the Borough of Wyre Scorton Location in the Forest of Bowland Show map of the Forest of Bowland Scorton Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	297 ^[1](2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD501488
Civil parish	Nether Wyresdale
District	Wyre
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR3
Dialling code	01524

Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Lancaster and Fleetwood
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°55′59″N 2°45′36″W / 53.933°N 2.760°W / 53.933; -2.760