Redigerer Morecambe

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| bildetekst = Morecambe Sands
| status = By (''[[Bystatus#Engelsktalende land|town]]'')
| befolkning = 34768
| befolkningsår = 2011
| distrikt = [[City of Lancaster]]
| grevskap = [[Lancashire]]
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'''Morecambe''' er en by i [[City of Lancaster]]-[[Distrikt (England)|distriktet]] i [[Lancashire]] i [[Nordvest-England]]. Byen ligger i [[Morecambe Bay|Morecambebukten]] mot [[Irskesjøen]]. Ved folketellingen i 2001 hadde byen en befolkning på 38 917 innbyggere,<ref>38917=5230+8015+7098+5949+5926+6699, [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282398&c=Lancaster+004&d=140&e=16&g=462335&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349247681&enc=1 Lancaster 004 (Middle Layer Super Output Area)] {{Wayback|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282398&c=Lancaster+004&d=140&e=16&g=462335&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349247681&enc=1 |date=20160303221709 }}, [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282400&c=Lancaster+006&d=140&e=16&g=462595&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1320349090368&enc=1 Lancaster 006 (Middle Layer Super Output Area)] {{Wayback|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282400&c=Lancaster+006&d=140&e=16&g=462595&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1320349090368&enc=1 |date=20160304050458 }},[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282401&c=Lancaster+007&d=140&e=16&g=462740&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349435759&enc=1 Lancaster 007 (Middle Layer Super Output Area)] {{Wayback|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282401&c=Lancaster+007&d=140&e=16&g=462740&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349435759&enc=1 |date=20160304055729 }},[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282402&c=Lancaster+008&d=140&e=16&g=462454&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349554915&enc=1 Lancaster 008 (Middle Layer Super Output Area)] {{Wayback|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282402&c=Lancaster+008&d=140&e=16&g=462454&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349554915&enc=1 |date=20160304064547 }},[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282403&c=Lancaster+009&d=140&e=16&g=462471&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349889759&enc=1 Lancaster 009 (Middle Layer Super Output Area)] {{Wayback|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282403&c=Lancaster+009&d=140&e=16&g=462471&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349889759&enc=1 |date=20160304040802 }},[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282404&c=Lancaster+010&d=140&e=16&g=462776&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349999962&enc=1 Lancaster 010 (Middle Layer Super Output Area)] {{Wayback|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=282404&c=Lancaster+010&d=140&e=16&g=462776&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1320349999962&enc=1 |date=20160304071724 }}, ''ONS Neighbourhood Statistics'',</ref> en minskning til 34 768 ved den tilsvarende folketellingen i 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126674&c=Morecambe&d=16&e=62&g=6441168&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433680291174&enc=1|title=Town population 2011|accessdate=|archive-date=2015-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214121238/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126674&c=Morecambe&d=16&e=62&g=6441168&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433680291174&enc=1|url-status=yes}}</ref>

Morecambes fremste butikkområder strekker seg fra Central Drive Retail Park til Arndale Shopping Centre. Dette området har også to markeder, Festival Market og Morecambe Sunday Market. Her finnes også kinokomplekset Reel Cinema.

Morecambes fabrikkindustri er hovedsakelig beliggende i industriområdet White Lund Industrial Estate.

Morecambe er hovedsakelig et feriested ved kysten og en stor andel av den lokale økonomien er basert på turisme, bevertning og hoteller ved strandpromenaden. Byen er også beliggende ved foten av nasjonalparken [[Lake District]].

== Referanser ==
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== Litteratur ==
* Bingham, Roger K. (1990): ''Lost Resort? The Flow and Ebb of Morecambe''. Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone Press. ISBN 1 85284 071 4.
* Bryson, Bill (1995): ''Notes From A Small Island: Journey Through Britain'', Black Swan, s. 271–277.
* Potter, T.F. (1976): ''The Growth of Morecambe''. Morecambe: The Visitor.
* Stocker, David (1988): ''Potted Tales (Recollections and Views of Morecambe Bay Fishermen)''. Lancaster: Local Studies No.8, Lancaster City Museums.
* Quick, R.C. (1962): ''The History of Morecambe and Heysham''. Morecambe.

== Eksterne lenker ==
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{{Wikivoyage|Morecambe}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110930210504/http://www.citycoastcountryside.co.uk/site/visitor-information/morecambe-visitor-information-centre Morecambe Visitor Information], informasjon for turister og besøkende
* [http://www.baytourism.co.uk/ Bay Tourism Association], turistforening
* [http://www.thevisitor.co.uk Morecambe Newspaper], Morecambes ukentlige avis og lokale ressurser
* [http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen newspaper], avis med daglige nyheter og sport

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