Heaton-with-Oxcliffe is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
situated near the
River Lune
The River Lune (archaically sometimes Loyne) is a river in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.
Etymology
Several elucidations for the origin of the name ''Lune'' exist. Firstly, it may be that the name is Brittonic in genesis and deriv ...
. it is in the
City of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster () is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area, which includes the tow ...
and the English county of
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
. The parish contains the villages of Heaton, Oxcliffe Hill, plus the area around Salt Ayre, and had a population of 2,225 recorded in the
2001 census, decreasing to 2,059 at the
2011 census.
The Golden Ball Inn
The area around the ''Golden Ball Inn'', in Oxcliffe, is locally known as ''Snatchems'', as it was once a place that
press gangs
Impressment, colloquially "the press" or the "press gang", is the taking of men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice. European navies of several nations used forced recruitment by various means. The large size of ...
frequented. The front door of the Inn is above the road, as the road frequently floods on a
spring tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.
Tide tables ca ...
, the lower car park displaying a white line on the wall, about above the ground, showing the highest level that the
Lune
Lune may refer to:
Rivers
*River Lune, in Lancashire and Cumbria, England
*River Lune, Durham, in County Durham, England
*Lune (Weser), a 43 km-long tributary of the Weser in Germany
*Lune River (Tasmania), in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia
Pl ...
reached during a major flood in 1967.
Notable people
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Mary Ann Bibby
Mary Ann Bibby (c.1832 – 13 January 1910) was a New Zealand storekeeper. She was born in Heaton, Lancashire, England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland t ...
(c.1832–1910), New Zealand storekeeper, born in Heaton
See also
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Listed buildings in Heaton-with-Oxcliffe
Heaton-with-Oxcliffe is a civil parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains three listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official datab ...
References
External links
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Civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of the City of Lancaster