Torrisholme
Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census. Torrisholme was referred to as "Toredholme" in the Domesday Book. Geography. Torrisholme is a suburban village, east of the centre of Morecambe. Poulton-le-Sands is north-west of the village with Bare located to the north. The boundary with Bare is formed by the Morecambe Branch Line, on which Bare Lane railway station is situated. East of the village is  Skerton, a suburb of Lancaster. Landmarks. Torrisholme Barrow, a drumlin feature to the north of the village, is a mound that provides 360-degree views over Morecambe Bay and the city of Lancaster. There is a triangulation pillar on the summit. A Bronze Age round barrow, also at the summit at , is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Governance. Torrisholme formed part of the "Poulton, Bare and Torrisholme" township. A local board was established in 1852, which became the borough of Morecambe in 1902. The village is now part of the City of Lancaster district. Education. Lancaster and Morecambe College, a further  education college, is in Torrisholme ward, between Torrisholme and Lancaster. Torrisholme Community Primary School is also in Torrisholme and supports children from reception to year 6. Opened in 1961, it was one of the first schools, under the auspices of the Lancashire Education Committee, to teach in metric. Although the formal policy of Metrication in the United Kingdom only started in 1965, children from the 1961 intake onwards were taught entirely in metric. Recreation. Torrisholme Cricket Club is a thriving ECB Focus Club who play on Boundary Meadow, Cross Hill Park, adjoining Powderhouse Lane and Barley Cop Lane on the  eastern fringe of the village. Since 2020 the cricket club has fielded four senior teams in the Palace Shield competition and nine age group teams (both boys and girls) in the Westmorland League junior competition. It also enters the National Village Knockout Competition. Historically it fielded a T20 team in the now defunct Lancaster & District Midweek League and participates in the Tower Shield Knockout Competition in years when it takes place. It also hosts Palace Shield knockout finals, most recently the Meyler Cup Final in 2018, Lancashire County Cricket district junior matches, local schools competitions for both girls and boys , and is used as an outground for Lancaster Royal Grammar School, the University of Lancaster, the University of Cumbria and Lancaster and Morecambe College.