Heaton-with-Oxcliffe

Heaton-with-Oxcliffe is a civil parish situated near the River Lune. it is in the City of Lancaster and the English county of Lancashire. The parish contains the villages of Heaton, Oxcliffe Hill, plus the area around Salt Ayre, and had a population of 2,225 recorded in the 2001 census,^[1] decreasing to 2,059 at the 2011 census.^[2]

Heaton-with-Oxcliffe
Duck pond at Cathedral Drive
Heaton-with-Oxcliffe Location in the City of Lancaster district Show map of the City of Lancaster district Heaton-with-Oxcliffe Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	2,059 (2001)
OS grid reference	SD443603
Civil parish	Heaton-with-Oxcliffe
District	Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MORECAMBE
Postcode district	LA3
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Morecambe and Lunesdale
List of places UK England Lancashire 54.036°N 2.850°W / 54.036; -2.850

The Golden Ball Inn

The area around the Golden Ball Inn, in Oxcliffe, is locally known as Snatchems, as it was once a place that press gangs frequented. The front door of the Inn is 6 feet (1.8 m) above the road, as the road frequently floods on a spring tide, the lower car park displaying a white line on the wall, about 5 feet (1.5 m) above the ground, showing the highest level that the Lune reached during a major flood in 1967.

Notable people

• Mary Ann Bibby (c.1832–1910), New Zealand storekeeper, born in Heaton^[3]

See also

• Lancashire portal

• Listed buildings in Heaton-with-Oxcliffe