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| official_name= Torrisholme
⚫ {{Infobox UK place
⚫ | country= England
| region= North West England | official_name= Torrisholme
|static_image_name = Eclipse watchers on Torrisholme Barrow (geograph 4392829).jpg
| population= 6,758 <small>(in 2001)</small>
|static_image_caption = People watching the ], on Torrisholme Barrow
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| latitude= 54.066 | country= England
| longitude= -2.830 | region= North West England
| population = 6,755
| post_town= MORECAMBE
| population_ref = <small>(in 2011)</small>
⚫ | postcode_area= LA
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| coordinates = {{coord|54.066|-2.830|display=inline,title}}
⚫ | post_town= MORECAMBE
⚫ | postcode_area= LA
| postcode_district= LA4 | postcode_district= LA4
| dial_code= 01524 | dial_code= 01524
| constituency_westminster= ] | constituency_westminster= ]
| map_type= Lancashire | map_type= Lancashire
|civil_parish = ]
| shire_district= ] | shire_district= ]
| shire_county= ] | shire_county= ]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Morecambe##Location in the City of Lancaster district
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'''Torrisholme''' is a suburb of ], ], on the North West coast of England.<ref name="Farrer">{{cite web | url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53265 | title=Townships: Poulton, Bare and Torrisholme | work=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8 | pages=64–69 | accessdate=2008-04-28 | author=William Farrer & J. Brownbill (editors) | year=1914 }}</ref> In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme ] had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households,<ref>National Statistics - </ref> decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/torrisholme-e05005245#sthash.jVlJTvr6.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=9 June 2015}}</ref>
Torrisholme is a ] near ], ], on the North West coast of ].


Torrisholme was referred to as ''Toredholme'' in the ].<ref name="Farrer" />
Torrisholme is home to the curious and rare ]. This fine example of ] circuitry only soars into the sky once a year, on the second ] after ].


== Geography ==
The humble village folk - known across the western ] as ] - hold an annual carnival to commemorate the occasion, which usually features face painting, a tombola, and a set of rock anthems from the legendary ].
Torrisholme is a ] village, east of the centre of Morecambe. ] is north-west of the village with ] located to the north. The boundary with Bare is formed by the ], on which ] is situated. East of the village is ], a suburb of Lancaster.


== Landmarks ==
Notable landmarks in the village are the ] Hotel, named after 80's popster ], the ] shop - which can cater for all your at-home spa needs, and Torrisholme's very own ], which boasts a takeaway, a chemist, and another takeaway.
]
Torrisholme Barrow, a ] feature to the north of the village, is a mound that provides 360-degree views over ] and the city of ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lancscc.gov.uk/environment/env_highways/roads/heysham/pdf/12%20Landscape%20PoE.pdf | title=12: Landscape PoE | publisher=] |date=June 2007 | accessdate=2008-04-28 }}{{dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref> There is a ] on the summit. A ] ], also at the summit at {{gbmapping|SD460642}}, is a ].<ref>{{cite web | title=Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan | page=275 | url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/Environment/lmwlp/adoption/APAppendices.pdf | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613190716/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/Environment/lmwlp/adoption/APAppendices.pdf | archivedate=2011-06-13 | publisher=] |date=December 2001 | accessdate=2008-12-25 }}</ref>


== Governance ==
But perhaps Torrisholme's most culturally important feature is the Old Penny Gardens estate in the village's North West quarter.
Torrisholme formed part of the ''Poulton, Bare and Torrisholme'' township. A ] was established in 1852, which became the ] of ] in 1902.<ref name="Farrer" /> The village is now part of the ] ].


== Education ==
For generations it was the lodgings of an obscure order of monks known as the Trozer Sleaves. But Moonbob archaeologists claim that the site may also been used as a petrol station.
], a ] college, is in Torrisholme ward, between Torrisholme and Lancaster.


Torrisholme Community Primary School is also in Torrisholme and supports children from reception to year 6. Opened in 1961, it was one of the first schools, under the auspices of the ] Education Committee, to teach in ]. Although the formal policy of ] only started in 1965, children from the 1961 intake onwards were taught entirely in metric.
Today, though, the site has been divided into existence cubes for the village's reserved ABC1 community. However their quiet lives are often disturbed by the squawks and woofs of excited children, engaged in joyful tomfoolery on the neighbouring adventure playground, which was opened by local legend ] in summer 2006.


== Recreation ==
'''Present day'''
Torrisholme ] Club is a thriving ] Focus Club who play on Boundary Meadow, Cross Hill Park, on the eastern fringe of the village. Founded in 1949, it has played continuously ever since, most recently in the ].


Since 2020, the cricket club has fielded four senior teams in the Mid, West and North Lancashire competition, the Palace Shield and put out up to nine age group junior teams (both boys and girls) in the Westmorland League junior competition. With outdoor net facilities, it has in excess of 100 junior players and qualified coaches to support. It also enters the National Village Knockout Competition. Historically, Torrisholme fielded a T20 team in the now defunct Lancaster & District Midweek League and still participates in the occasional Tower Shield Knockout Competition in years when it takes place.
Although a peaceful folk by chance and by choice the Moonbobs have, in recent years, been divided over a mooted much prosposal to tease an ] from the turf, linking the vast expanse of Corrine Railey Bay to Motorway Six .


In 2022, the club hosted their first full County strength match for juniors with Cumbria meeting an under 12 side from Lancashire over 80 overs. Torrisholme CC also hosts Palace Shield knockout finals, most recently the Premier Competition, the Meyler Cup Final in 2018, plus Lancashire County Cricket district junior matches, local schools competitions for both girls and boys, and is used as an outground for ], the ], the ] and ].
Some believe the water road will bring a welcome boost to Torrisholme's economy, allowing the swift transport of the Bay's fluid fruits (Rainbobs) to The Tinning Factory, near ].


⚫ == References ==
However, the rival faction - who tend to populate a section of the village closer to ] - fear the stream street will tarnish the breath-stealing view of a ] in a field and varnish the neighbouring Christmas Tree Emporium out of business.
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== External links ==
Counter accusations of frenzied nimbyism in the quest to maintain property prices have been dismissed as "wacky chat".
{{Commons category-inline|Torrisholme}}


{{City of Lancaster settlements}}
However, both factions have agreed to end their quarrel and let the ] be decided by the glorious ] on its annual ascension to the ]. To the ] - the water flows, to the east, bearing ], no flow go.


The Moonbob Council of Elders (est. 1238A.D) decreed in March 2007 that Torrisholme's main thoroughfare would be the site of a Walk Of Fame to honour the great and the good that have made their lives here.


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The inaugural ceremony on April 31 will see a gold star emblazoned with the legend "Sally Boseman - person" - laid outside the village's BaaBahs in honour of the highly respected local historian and campaigner for social justice who was hatched from a ladyegg in the village.


⚫ ]
However it is unclear whether Boseman will attend the ceremony as she is believed to be laid low, so low, at a conference in India to discuss the survival of small publishing houses in the age of the big publishing house.

'''Trivia'''

Visitors to Torrisholme are always advised to tred carefully on arrival in the village - lest they be nipped on the big toe by the gob prongs of the vicious yet charismatic ] that are native to the peninsula's lowlands.

Contrary to local rumour there has never been a confirmed sighting of ] in the village.

Torrisholme can clearly be seen on this extraordinary image of ] from ].

Torrisholme is twinned with the Lancashire village of Torrisholme .

'''Acknowledgments'''

The ] would like to say ] to local person Sally Boseman.

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⚫ ==References==
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Human settlement in England
Torrisholme
People watching the solar eclipse of 20 March 2015, on Torrisholme Barrow
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Population6,755 (in 2011)
OS grid referenceSD455637
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMORECAMBE
Postcode districtLA4
Dialling code01524
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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Lancashire
54°03′58″N 2°49′48″W / 54.066°N 2.830°W / 54.066; -2.830

Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census.

Torrisholme was referred to as Toredholme in the Domesday Book.

Geography

Torrisholme is a suburban village, east of the centre of Morecambe. Poulton-le-Sands is north-west of the village with Bare located to the north. The boundary with Bare is formed by the Morecambe Branch Line, on which Bare Lane railway station is situated. East of the village is Skerton, a suburb of Lancaster.

Landmarks

Triangulation pillar on Torrisholme Barrow

Torrisholme Barrow, a drumlin feature to the north of the village, is a mound that provides 360-degree views over Morecambe Bay and the city of Lancaster. There is a triangulation pillar on the summit. A Bronze Age round barrow, also at the summit at grid reference SD460642, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Governance

Torrisholme formed part of the Poulton, Bare and Torrisholme township. A local board was established in 1852, which became the borough of Morecambe in 1902. The village is now part of the City of Lancaster district.

Education

Lancaster and Morecambe College, a further education college, is in Torrisholme ward, between Torrisholme and Lancaster.

Torrisholme Community Primary School is also in Torrisholme and supports children from reception to year 6. Opened in 1961, it was one of the first schools, under the auspices of the Lancashire Education Committee, to teach in metric. Although the formal policy of Metrication in the United Kingdom only started in 1965, children from the 1961 intake onwards were taught entirely in metric.

Recreation

Torrisholme Cricket Club is a thriving ECB Focus Club who play on Boundary Meadow, Cross Hill Park, on the eastern fringe of the village. Founded in 1949, it has played continuously ever since, most recently in the Palace Shield.

Since 2020, the cricket club has fielded four senior teams in the Mid, West and North Lancashire competition, the Palace Shield and put out up to nine age group junior teams (both boys and girls) in the Westmorland League junior competition. With outdoor net facilities, it has in excess of 100 junior players and qualified coaches to support. It also enters the National Village Knockout Competition. Historically, Torrisholme fielded a T20 team in the now defunct Lancaster & District Midweek League and still participates in the occasional Tower Shield Knockout Competition in years when it takes place.

In 2022, the club hosted their first full County strength match for juniors with Cumbria meeting an under 12 side from Lancashire over 80 overs. Torrisholme CC also hosts Palace Shield knockout finals, most recently the Premier Competition, the Meyler Cup Final in 2018, plus Lancashire County Cricket district junior matches, local schools competitions for both girls and boys, and is used as an outground for Lancaster Royal Grammar School, the University of Lancaster, the University of Cumbria and Lancaster and Morecambe College.

References

  1. ^ William Farrer & J. Brownbill (editors) (1914). "Townships: Poulton, Bare and Torrisholme". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8. pp. 64–69. Retrieved 28 April 2008. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. National Statistics - Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics
  3. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. "12: Landscape PoE" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
  5. "Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. December 2001. p. 275. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2008.

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