Bare, Morecambe
Bare is a suburb of and electoral ward in Morecambe, within the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. The population of the ward as taken at the Census 2011 was 4,067.[1] Bare has a high street (Princes Crescent), and a railway station connecting it to Morecambe and Lancaster. Its name comes from Anglo-Saxon bearu meaning "grove".[2]
| Bare | |
|---|---|
 Beach and promenade | |
  Bare Location in Morecambe  Bare Location in the City of Lancaster district  Bare Location within Lancashire | |
| Population | 4,067 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD452647 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MORECAMBE |
| Postcode district | LA4 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Bare Hall is a Grade II listed building built around 1830 by the Lodge family[3]
References
- "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- Ekwall, Eilert (1947). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (3rd ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 24. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "Bare Hall, Morecambe, Lancashire".
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- 1953-1955 Ordnance Survey map showing Bare (on the north edge)
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