| Official Name: | Farleton |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | North West England |
| Coordinates: | 54.0967°N -2.6546°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | SD572669 |
| Post Town: | LANCASTER |
| Postcode Area: | LA |
| Postcode District: | LA2 |
| Dial Code: | 01524 |
| Static Image: | Farleton - geograph.org.uk - 50366.jpg |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom City of Lancaster |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the City of Lancaster district |
Farleton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hornby-with-Farleton, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Farleton lies in the north of the county just to the south of the main A683 road, some 8½ miles northeast of Lancaster. The Toll House, a Grade II listed building was, in the 1920s, a garage.[1] [2]
The name "Farleton" may mean "the tūn of Faraldr or Farle".[3] Farleton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Fareltun.[4] Farleton was formerly a township in the parish of Melling,[5] in 1866 Farleton became a separate civil parish,[6] on 24 March 1887 the parish was abolished and merged with Hornby to form "Hornby with Farleton".[7] In 1881 the parish had a population of 120.[8]
In about 1922, John Willacy who then owned the garage on the main road at Farleton painted a white line to alert drivers to the bend after several accidents. This may be the earliest recorded road surface marking, although there is reportedly a Canadian claim contesting this.[9]