Bay Horse

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For the colour bay in horses, see Bay (horse)

Bay Horse
Bay Horse shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD492530
District	City of Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LANCASTER
Postcode district	LA2
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Lancaster and Wyre
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°58′12″N 2°46′26″W / 53.97, -2.774

Bay Horse is a sparsely populated hamlet in the English county of Lancashire. It lies between Lancaster and Preston to the north and south respectively. To the west is the Irish Sea, and to the east is the Forest of Bowland, partly owned by the Royal Family. Approximately 100 inhabitants reside in Bay Horse. The main road through Bay Horse is Whams Lane, which is used by motorcyclists on their way to Devils Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale.

There are no amenities in the village, just a single pub, the Bay Horse Inn, after which the village is named. Notable figures have attended the pub, including, amongst others, Sir Alex Ferguson.^{[citation needed]}

The local area is mostly farmland, the nearest large urban area being Lancaster, approximately five miles away. The Lancaster Canal bisects the village, and the M6 motorway runs though the village. Bay Horse railway station closed due to low usage in the 1960s.