Tunstall, Lancashire

Tunstall is a village in north Lancashire, England (grid reference SD607736). It is 11.1 miles (18 km) northeast of Lancaster on the A683 road between Lancaster and Kirkby Lonsdale. In the 2001 census the civil parish of Tunstall had a population of 105.^[1] In the 2011 census Tunstall was grouped with Cantsfield (2001 pop. 76)^[1] to give a total of 223.^[2]

Tunstall
Tunstall village
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Population	223 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD607736
Civil parish	Tunstall
District	City of Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARNFORTH
Postcode district	LA6
Dialling code	015242
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Morecambe and Lunesdale
List of places UK England Lancashire 54°09′18″N 2°36′07″W / 54.155°N 2.602°W / 54.155; -2.602

To the north east of the village is the Grade I listed Church of St John the Baptist.

Several houses, a restaurant, a village hall, and a tennis court make up most of the village of Tunstall. The restaurant/pub, called the Lunesdale Arms hosts many village activities, such as carol services and quizzes.

To the south of the village is Thurland Castle, which dates from the fourteenth century. It was made ruinous following a siege in 1643, restored in 1809 and 1829, then gutted by fire in 1879 and rebuilt. It is now divided into apartments.^[3]