Farleton is a hamlet in the
civil parish
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of
Hornby-with-Farleton
Hornby-with-Farleton is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire
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, in the
Lancaster
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Lands and titles
*The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire
*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies
*Duke of Lancaster
*Earl of Lancaster
*House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty
...
district, in the county of
Lancashire
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, England. Farleton lies in the north of the county just to the south of the main
A683 road, some 8½ miles northeast of
Lancaster
Lancaster may refer to:
Lands and titles
*The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire
*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies
*Duke of Lancaster
*Earl of Lancaster
*House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty
...
. The Toll House, a Grade II
listed building
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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
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as ''Fareltun''. Farleton was formerly a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
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
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, although there is reportedly a Canadian claim contesting this.
References
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{{City of Lancaster geography
Villages in Lancashire
Former civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of the City of Lancaster