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{{Infobox UK place {{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Torrisholme
| country= England | official_name= Torrisholme
| region= North West England | country= England
| population= 16 | region= North West England
| population = 6,758
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| population_ref = <small>(in 2001)</small>
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| latitude= 54.066 | latitude= 54.066
| longitude= -2.830 | longitude= -2.830
| post_town= MORECAMBE | post_town= MORECAMBE
| postcode_area= LA | 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
| shire_district= ] | shire_district= ]
| shire_county= ] | shire_county= ]
}} }}


'''Torrisholme''' is a suburb of ], ], on the North West coast of ].<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>
] 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 trimester after ].


== Geography ==
The humble village folk - known across the western peninsula 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.
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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=] | year=2007 | month=June | 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=http://web.archive.org/web/20110613190716/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/Environment/lmwlp/adoption/APAppendices.pdf | archivedate=2011-06-13 | publisher=] | month=December | year=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 ]. 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, adjoining Powderhouse Lane and Barley Cop Lane on the eastern fringe of the village. The cricket club fields three senior teams in the ] competition and age group teams in the ] junior competition. It also hosts Lancashire County Cricket district junior matches and is used as an outground for ], the ] and the ].


⚫ == References ==
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 aqueduct from the turf, linking the vast expanse of to Motorway Six.
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== External links ==
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 ].
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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 Harold Horse in a field and varnish the neighbouring ] Emporium out of business.

Counter accusations of frenzied nimbyism in the quest to maintain property prices have been dismissed as "wacky chat".

However, both factions have agreed to end their quarrel and let the kerfuffle be decided by the glorious Moonbird on its annual ascension to the heavens. To the east - the water flows, to the east, bearing west, 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.

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.

In summer 2007 the Moonbobs faced their biggest challenge in many a timelong when a tribe of fingersniffers and thighrubbers from the barren wastelands of WikiSniffyBitIffy attempted to erase them from the peninsula. Notable cap'ns are Zzuuzz and Flyguy649 and Snigbrook, who the Moonbobs would dearly love to take in their mouths.

But despite this threat to their peaceful existence the Moonbobs vow not to be defeated, and under the tutelage of their noble leader Graham Heavy they will fight until the death.

August 12 2007 and the Moonbobs woke with sore, swollen heads. Why? Why, August 11 (11 August in your calender) was the smile day Moonbob elder and peninsula historian Graham Heavy beatmatched his heartpulse to the luckiest moonhole of all ever, confirming their lifeglue with the finest ]. A year also, since the Moonbobs announced their existence to the world. Kid Cereal supplied the tunes.

Long after the dusk drew down the moon, in celebration, the Moonbobs bought future headaches from the bar and adjusted synapse rhythms to status "refreshed".

And, as the Moonbird soared cloudwards, the Moonbobs reflected on the day's events and toasted their prospects of their collective wide-open future.

Forward the Moonbobs!

'''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 Purple Aki in the village.

Torrisholme can clearly be seen on this extraordinary image of Earth from space.
Torrisholme is twinned with the Lancashire village of Torrisholme.
Acknowledgments
The Moonbobs would like to say hi to former local person Sally Boseman, who left the village on April 15 2007. The Moonbobs miss her. They really do.


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Human settlement in England
Torrisholme
Population6,758 (in 2001)
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

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.

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, adjoining Powderhouse Lane and Barley Cop Lane on the eastern fringe of the village. The cricket club fields three senior teams in the Palace Shield competition and age group teams in the Westmorland League junior competition. It also hosts Lancashire County Cricket district junior matches and is used as an outground for Lancaster Royal Grammar School, the University of Lancaster and the University of Cumbria.

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 2008-04-28. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. National Statistics - Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics
  3. "12: Landscape PoE" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. "Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. 2001. p. 275. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2008-12-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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