Scotforth is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

in the south of the city of Lancaster in

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, England. It is home to Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary School and St Paul's Church. The

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, which does not include the suburb had a population of 239 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 321 at the 2011 Census. Parts of Lancaster were made up of several villages; Scotforth used to be a separate village. Some of the village's original

terrace Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk a ...

s can still be seen on parts of Hala Road and Scotforth Road. Cross Fleury, in his 1891 history of Lancaster, tells the story of

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's search for a suitable battlefield on which to make his last stand against the

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. A potential site was identified in Scotforth, and were it not for the rebel Prince's sudden change of mind and continued retreat northwards, 'The Battle of Scotforth' might easily have become the name of that great rout in British history ... as opposed to the now infamous name of Culloden. Scotforth is home to St Paul's Church of England Primary School and to Dorrington Road, which is the longest terrace of houses in Europe. Lancaster Animal Care, a local animal charity is also based there. The suburb has bus routes operated by

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heading towards the university in the south and Morecambe in the north.

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* Populated places in Lancashire Geography of Lancaster, Lancashire {{Lancashire-geo-stub