Burscough
Sign in to saveBurscough () is a town and civil parish in the Western district of Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately north-northeast of Liverpool and southwest of Preston. Its northern part is called Burscough Bridge, and was originally a separate settlement.
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Place details
- Locality
- West Lancashire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 8,799
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Burscough
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Burscough Wharf - geograph.org.uk - 3538992.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Burscough Bridge
- UK place.population
- 9,935
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD444118
- UK place.post_town
- ORMSKIRK
- UK place.postcode_area
- L
- UK place.postcode_district
- L40
- UK place.dial_code
- 01704
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Lancashire
- Population
- +9493
- Image
- Burscough town.JPG
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- P8168
- Dúné
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- History and growth
- Administration
- RNAS Burscough (HMS ''Ringtail'')
- Community
- Schools
- Retail and commercial
- Burscough Wharf
- Churches
- Transport
- Victor Electrics
- Windmill Farm Railway
- Sport and leisure
- Burscough F.C.
- Allotment society
- Fishing
- Martin Mere
- Gallery
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Burscough () is a town and civil parish in the Western district of Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately north-northeast of Liverpool and southwest of Preston. Its northern part is called Burscough Bridge, and was originally a separate settlement.
The parish includes the hamlets of New Lane and Tarlscough and the Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The recorded population of the parish in the 2021 Census was 9,935, an increase from 9,182 at the 2011 Census.