Scorton Grammar
Scorton may refer to several places in the United Kingdom: * Scorton, Lancashire * Scorton, North Yorkshire Scorton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately north-west of the county town of Northallerton. History The village is mentioned in ''Domesday Book'' as "Scortone" in the ... {{geodis ...
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Scorton, Lancashire
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''." Background In the 19th century there was a cotton mill in the village and also a railway station on the West Coast Main Line which ran from 1841 until 1939. The village has three churches, a primary school, village hall, the Priory Hotel, Daisy Clough Nurseries and Wyresdale Park, and is home to The Barn garden centre, gift shop, cafe and restaurant. The annual Scorton Steam show takes place on Fathers' Day weekend in June each year and the Lancashire Game and Country Festival which takes place at the same purpose-built showground. The hills around include the much walked Nicky Nook on the edge of the Forest of Bowland area. Buildings St. Peters Church, built 1878–79, one of three churches in the village, has a special family grave set up for the Farnworth and Metcalfe family, by James Metcalfe ...
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