Tunstall, Lancashire

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Tunstall is a village in north Lancashire, England (Grid reference Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates".). It is Script error: No such module "convert". 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]

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.

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Thurland Castle

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]

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