Warton, Lancaster

For other uses, see Warton (disambiguation).

Warton is a village in north Lancashire, two miles north of Carnforth in the City of Lancaster local government district. Warton is the ancestral home of George Washington, the first President of the United States (Lawrence Washington, seven generations before George, was born at Warton in 1500), and his ancestors are supposed to have participated in the building of the clock tower. Because of this, Warton celebrates the American Independence Day every July 4.

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