Scarisbrick
Sign in to saveScarisbrick () is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England. The A570, the main road between Ormskirk and Southport, runs through Scarisbrick, and much of the village lies along it. As a result, it does not have a traditional village centre, though the junction with the A5147 is close to the geographic centre.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Scarisbrick
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Elizabeth's Church, Scarisbrick.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Elizabeth's Church
- UK place.population
- 3,554
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD382130
- UK place.post_town
- ORMSKIRK
- UK place.post_town1
- SOUTHPORT
- UK place.postcode_district
- L40
- UK place.postcode_district1
- PR8, PR9
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Lancashire
- Population
- +3554
- Shares border with
- Halsall
- Image
- St Elizabeth's Church, Scarisbrick.JPG
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Demography
- Transport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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Scarisbrick () is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England. The A570, the main road between Ormskirk and Southport, runs through Scarisbrick, and much of the village lies along it. As a result, it does not have a traditional village centre, though the junction with the A5147 is close to the geographic centre.
==Toponymy== Scarisbrick literally means "Skar's slope" and comes from the Old Norse Skar (a personal name) + -es (possessive) + brekka ("slope"). It is thought that the personal name is Danish, though the second element suggests Norwegian settlement. The "slope" may refer to a slight incline between two streams near the site of Scarisbrick Hall. The name was recorded as Scharisbrec c.1200, Skaresbrek in 1238, and finally Scarisbrick c.1240.