Whittington
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| Area | 17.87 km2 (6.90 sq mi) |
| Population | 375 (Parish, 2011)[1] |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SD600762 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Carnforth |
| Postcode district | LA6 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Whittington is a small village andcivil parish inLancashire, England. It is in the Upper Lune Valley ward ofLancaster City Council and the Lancaster Rural East division ofLancashire County Council.
Whittington forms part of a cluster of sites along the Lunevalley, each with evidence of amotte – as withMelling andArkholme. This is the densest distribution of Norman castles outside the Welsh border countryside.
St Michael's Church dates from the 13th century.[2]
Whittington Hall is a large 5-acre (20,000 m2) estate surrounding a grand hall with many outbuildings. It was rebuilt in 1840, byThomas Greene, M.P. for Lancaster.[2]
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