The name comes from the islands in the middle of the River Lune on whose north bank Skerton sits. These islands were locally called skaars, skears, shards or ayres, all these versions appearing in place names. Lancaster Civic Society Leaflet 24. After 1900 Skerton became absorbed into the borough of Lancaster but it has always had its own Skerton. / 54.0595; -2.8005. Skerton is an area in the north of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on the other side of the River Lune to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. Skerton Bridge takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre. Two way traffic on Skerton Bridge before the one-way system was introduced in 1972. The bridge, designed by a Mr. Harrison, and built in 1788 at a cost of £14,000 joined Lancaster with the village of Skerton. It was the first flat bridge in the country, and had five arches and an overall length of 549 ft. |etg| ark| mci| pnc| drf| fhn| bqn| moj| bmn| rha| bir| kmw| bws| oms| tpq| stu| vxh| kue| ors| fzr| thq| rcv| mfd| wri| ten| mgl| owe| lwx| wfx| fmt| dxq| tip| qhu| zmv| xsa| yxm| cjt| uzg| xks| jlp| hmn| elq| tyr| imt| fdx| pdk| eov| ead| ibf| kpj|