Stodday is a hamlet in the
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 ...
of
Aldcliffe-with-Stodday
Aldcliffe-with-Stodday or Aldcliffe with Stodday is a civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England. It lies to the south west of central Lancaster and east of the River Lune, and includes the hamlets of Aldcliffe and Stodday.
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, in the
Lancaster district, in the 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 ...
, England. It is just south of the city of
Lancaster, near the
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and 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 ...
.
A mile to the south,
Ashton Hall
Ashton Hall is a largely rebuilt 14th-century mansion in the civil parish of Thurnham, Lancashire, England. It is south of the city of Lancaster and is on the east bank of the River Lune. is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as ...
is a mansion dating to 1856, now used as the clubhouse of
Lancaster Golf Club, incorporating the remains of a 14th-century tower.
It was formerly in the
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
and civil parish of
Ashton with Stodday in
Lancaster Rural District
Lancaster Rural District was a rural district in the county of Lancashire, England. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.
It was made up of 22 civil parishes to the north and south of the city of Lancas ...
, until this was incorporated into the civil parish of Lancaster in 1935.
References
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Hamlets in Lancashire
Geography of the City of Lancaster
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