HOME ACCOMMODATION STOUTS BAR WEDDINGS BUSINESS SCORTON WALKERS / CYCLISTS LINKS CONTACT   ABOUT SCORTON Scorton is a small village near the River Wyre, in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, located north of Garstang. Scorton is particularly fortunate in its location, being only a short way from the A6 and yet on the edge of the Forest of Bowland which is a designated “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty”. In the 19th Century there was a cotton mill in the village and also a railway station on the West Coast Main Line from 1841 until 1939. Although the village has three churches, there is only one pub in the village, Stouts Bar, part of The Priory at Scorton. Scorton means “farmstead near a ditch or ravine”. Although it bears an Anglo-Saxon name, the village is not a particularly old place and does not feature in the Doomsday Book. The earliest reference to the village goes back to 1587, with most of the development taking place during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In the nineteenth century Scorton earned the name “metropolis” because it stood on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway main line to the north. Long before the railway, mail coaches called on their way from London to Scotland. BOOK ACCOMMODATION ONLINE HERE     LOCAL ATTRACTIONS Situated in Lancashire, Northwest England, The Priory is located between junctions 32 and 33 of the M6. It has good communication and transport links to enable days and trips out to the following local attractions. Trough Of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Garstang, 2 miles Traditional weekly market, Thursdays. Beacon Fell Country Park, 6 miles. Lancaster, 6 miles Historic City, University. Lake District National Park, 45 minutes drive. Blackpool and The Fylde Coast, 11 miles Tower, Piers, Lights, Pleasure Beach. Preston, Lancashire, 12 miles The Barn, Scorton Plants and Gifts. Whether staying for a day or longer there is plenty to do in Scorton and the surrounding area.