A lithography apparatus comprising: a projection system arranged to transfer a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate; a carrier; and a long stroke module for enabling a long stroke movement of the carrier relative to the projection system in a plane defined by reference to an X-axis and an Y-axis, the X-axis and the Y-axis being orthogonal to each other, wherein: the long stroke module comprises: a magnet and a coil system for applying to the carrier a component of force parallel to a specific one of the X-axis and the Y-axis, thereby enabling the long stroke movement; a shuttle constructed and arranged to move parallel to the Y-axis; a shuttle connector for connecting the shuttle to the carrier, the shuttle connector being such as to allow movement of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis relative to the shuttle; a shuttle driver for driving movement of the shuttle parallel to the Y-axis, wherein the shuttle is located to one side only of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis and the shuttle is connected to the carrier; wherein: the shuttle driver and shuttle connector are configured to supply an Y-component of force to the carrier, in parallel to the component of force applied to the carrier by the magnet and coil system. a projection system arranged to transfer a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate; a carrier; and a long stroke module for enabling a long stroke movement of the carrier relative to the projection system in a plane defined by reference to an X-axis and an Y-axis, the X-axis and the Y-axis being orthogonal to each other, wherein: the long stroke module comprises: a magnet and a coil system for applying to the carrier a component of force parallel to a specific one of the X-axis and the Y-axis, thereby enabling the long stroke movement; a shuttle constructed and arranged to move parallel to the Y-axis; a shuttle connector for connecting the shuttle to the carrier, the shuttle connector being such as to allow movement of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis relative to the shuttle; a shuttle driver for driving movement of the shuttle parallel to the Y-axis, wherein the shuttle is located to one side only of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis and the shuttle is connected to the carrier; wherein: the shuttle driver and shuttle connector are configured to supply an Y-component of force to the carrier, in parallel to the component of force applied to the carrier by the magnet and coil system. the long stroke module comprises: a magnet and a coil system for applying to the carrier a component of force parallel to a specific one of the X-axis and the Y-axis, thereby enabling the long stroke movement; a shuttle constructed and arranged to move parallel to the Y-axis; a shuttle connector for connecting the shuttle to the carrier, the shuttle connector being such as to allow movement of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis relative to the shuttle; a shuttle driver for driving movement of the shuttle parallel to the Y-axis, wherein the shuttle is located to one side only of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis and the shuttle is connected to the carrier; wherein: the shuttle driver and shuttle connector are configured to supply an Y-component of force to the carrier, in parallel to the component of force applied to the carrier by the magnet and coil system. a magnet and a coil system for applying to the carrier a component of force parallel to a specific one of the X-axis and the Y-axis, thereby enabling the long stroke movement; a shuttle constructed and arranged to move parallel to the Y-axis; a shuttle connector for connecting the shuttle to the carrier, the shuttle connector being such as to allow movement of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis relative to the shuttle; a shuttle driver for driving movement of the shuttle parallel to the Y-axis, wherein the shuttle is located to one side only of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis and the shuttle is connected to the carrier; wherein: the shuttle driver and shuttle connector are configured to supply an Y-component of force to the carrier, in parallel to the component of force applied to the carrier by the magnet and coil system. the shuttle driver and shuttle connector are configured to supply an Y-component of force to the carrier, in parallel to the component of force applied to the carrier by the magnet and coil system.