Photographs of Warton, a village with 14th century American connections on the Lancashire Coast.
LOCAL GALLERIES: Carnforth - Silverdale - Burton in Kendal
LOCAL WALKS: Warton Discovery Walk
Aerial photo of the magnificent gardens at the Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning at Warton. Hyning Monastery is home to the Bernardines of Esquermes, an order of Cistercian nuns.
A view over Warton and Carnforth towards Clougha and Clougha Pike.
The Washington Coat of Arms in St. Oswald's Church at Warton. Ancestors of the first American president, George Washington, moved to Warton in the 14th century. The church tower was built by Robert Washington in the 15th century and bore this plaque of the Washington coat-of-arms, the Mullets and Bars. This was later adopted by the USA as the Stars and Stripes. Since the 200th anniversary of the War of Independence in 1983, the church has flown the Stars and Stripes on July 4th. The plaque was moved to the inside of the tower in 1955.
The 18th century George Washington on Main Street, Warton. Ancestors of the first American president, George Washington, moved to Warton in the 14th century.
The River Keer at low tide on Warton Marsh. A view over the River Keer and Warton Marsh to Ingleborough and the Lune Valley Fells.
Birds of the Bay - Morecambe Bay Interpretation Totem: Lapwing by Chris Brammall at Warton Marsh, Warton.
Saltmarsh sheep and the unusual slag heaps from the Carnforth Haematite Iron Company (1864-1930) at Warton.
Saltmarsh and a slag heap from the Carnforth Haematite Iron Company (1864-1930) at Warton in Lancashire.
Iron ore slag heaps from the Carnforth Haematite Iron Company (1864-1930) on Warton Sands.
The row of surreal iron ore slag heaps from the Carnforth Haematite Iron Company (1864-1930) on Warton Sands.
Iron ore slag heap from the Carnforth Haematite Iron Company (1864-1930) on Warton Sands.
Warton Crag peeps through the surreal iron ore slag heaps from the Carnforth Haematite Iron Company (1864-1930) on Warton Sands.
Crag Road Lime kiln, Warton in Lancashire.
This 19th century kiln was built next to a road to aid transportation. Crushed limestone was added to the kiln and burnt to produce quicklime for agriculture.
Occupation Road is an old drove-road which would also have been used in the 1830s for the transportation of the haematite mined close-by. This ore was then processed to provide a red dye (reddle) used in the manufacture of paint.
A view towards Morecambe Bay from the flower-covered, limestone terraces of Warton Crag at Warton in Lancashire.
A view over Leighton Moss to Jenny Brown's Point in Silverdale from the top of Warton Crag, in Lancashire.
Exploration in 1909-13 found Neolithic and Roman bones, a stone axe, and Roman artefacts such as pottery, tools and a brooch.
Fairy Hole Cave on Warton Crag is a small fissure cave (length:16 m, depth: 5m).Excavations in 1910 by JW Jackson recovered a few Roman artifacts and Neolithic human remains.
A disused limestone quarry that is now a Local Nature Reserve managed by Lancashire County Council. The quarry is a popular nesting site for peregrine falcons and ravens.
