Middleton is a village and
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
City of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster, or simply ''Lancaster'' (), is a non-metropolitan district, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, Lanca ...
in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, England, between
Heysham
Heysham ( ) is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations.
History
Of historic ...
and
Overton. It had a population of 705 in 2011.
History
Middleton was the location of Middleton Tower
Holiday Camp
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, which opened in 1939. The camp was owned by
Pontin's from July 1955 until its closure in October 1994. By 2008, the holiday camp had been redeveloped as a
gated community
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with
bungalow
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s and
flats.
On Thursday 29 August 1974 37 year old linesman Patric David Brady, of
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Val ...
, fell 175ft off a pylon, and was killed, working for
J. L. Eve Construction.
[''Morecambe Visitor'' Wednesday 4 September 1974, page 12]
Notable villagers
*
William Lionel Clause, landscape artist (born at Middleton, 1887)
See also
*
Listed buildings in Middleton, Lancashire
References
External links
Geography of the City of Lancaster
Villages in Lancashire
Civil parishes in Lancashire
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