Editing Carnforth (section)

{{Short description|Town and civil parish in Lancashire, England}}
{{About|the town in England|the community in the United States|Carnforth, Iowa|other uses}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place 
|static_image_name= Carnforth Station - geograph.org.uk - 48655.jpg
|static_image_width= 240
|static_image_caption= [[Carnforth railway station|Carnforth station]] in 2005 
 | official_name=        Carnforth 
 | country=              England 
 | region=               North West England 
 | os_grid_reference=    SD499704
 | population = 5,560
 | population_ref = ''(2011)''
 | coordinates = {{coord|54.123|-2.766|display=inline,title}}
 | post_town=            CARNFORTH 
 | postcode_area=        LA 
 | postcode_district=    LA5
 | dial_code=     01524
 | civil_parish=          Carnforth
 | shire_district=      [[City of Lancaster|Lancaster]] 
 | shire_county=        [[Lancashire]]
 | constituency_westminster= [[Morecambe and Lunesdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Morecambe and Lunesdale]]
 | pushpin_map         = United Kingdom City of Lancaster
 | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within the City of Lancaster district
 }}
'''Carnforth''' is a market town and [[civil parish]] in the [[City of Lancaster]] in [[Lancashire]], England, situated at the north-east end of [[Morecambe Bay]]. The parish of Carnforth had a population of 5,560 in the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]],<ref name=nomis2011-parish>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04005183|title=Carnforth Parish|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> an increase from the 5,350 recorded in the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/documents/information/Parish_headcount.pdf |title=Parish headcount |accessdate=10 January 2009 |publisher=[[Lancashire County Council]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210214612/http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/documents/information/Parish_headcount.pdf |archive-date=10 December 2006 |df=dmy }}</ref> The town is situated around 7 miles north of [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], 17 miles south of [[Kendal]], 40 miles east (bisected by Morecambe Bay) of [[Barrow-in-Furness]] and 28 miles north-west of [[Settle, North Yorkshire|Settle]]. The town is also close to the [[Cumbria]]/Lancashire border.

Carnforth grew in the 19th century through the presence of the railway and ironworks. Due to the closeness of the coast and the hills, Carnforth is a popular base for walkers and cyclists exploring the area. The [[River Keer]], the [[West Coast Main Line]] (WCML), the [[A6 road (England)|A6]] and the [[Lancaster Canal]] pass through the town. The [[M6 motorway]] passes just to the east, linked to Carnforth by the A6070 (formerly the [[A601(M) motorway|A601(M)]]) which was originally part of the Lancaster bypass before the M6 was extended north.