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| OS grid reference | SD572669 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANCASTER |
| Postcode district | LA2 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Farleton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hornby-with-Farleton, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Farleton lies in the north of the county just to the south of the main A683 road, some 8½ miles northeast of Lancaster. The Toll House, a Grade II listed building was, in the 1920s, a garage.
History
The name "Farleton" may mean "the tūn of Faraldr or Farle". Farleton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Fareltun. Farleton was formerly a township in the parish of Melling, in 1866 Farleton became a separate civil parish, on 24 March 1887 the parish was abolished and merged with Hornby to form "Hornby with Farleton". In 1881 the parish had a population of 120.
White lines
In about 1922, John Willacy who then owned the garage on the main road at Farleton painted a white line to alert drivers to the bend after several accidents. This may be the earliest recorded road surface marking, although there is reportedly a Canadian claim contesting this.
References
- "Toll House, Hornby-with-Farleton". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "First white lines in the World?". Lancashire County Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 402. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "Place name: Farleton". The National Archives. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "History of Farleton, in Lancaster and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "Relationships and changes Farleton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "Lunesdale Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "Population statistics Farleton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "Time takes its toll on Lancaster to Richmond road". Lancaster Guardian. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
Exeternal links
- "Farleton". British History Online. Retrieved 30 November 2024.