Skelmersdale

Also known as Skem

Skelmersdale is a town in the Western district of Lancashire, England. It sits on the River Tawd, west of Wigan, north-east of Liverpool and south-west of Preston. In 2006, it had a population of 38,813. The town is known locally as Skem .

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Skelmersdale
UK place.type: Town
UK place.static_image_name: The Concourse, Skelmersdale.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: The Concourse shopping centre, Skelmersdale
UK place.population: 38,813
UK place.shire_district: West Lancashire
UK place.shire_county: Lancashire
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: West Lancashire
UK place.post_town: SKELMERSDALE
UK place.postcode_district: WN8
UK place.postcode_area: WN
UK place.dial_code: 01695
UK place.os_grid_reference: SD487062
UK place.london_distance: SE
UK place.pushpin_map: United Kingdom Borough of West Lancashire#United Kingdom Skelmersdale
UK place.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Lancashire##Location of town centre in Skelmersdale

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Encyclopedic overview

27 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Toponymy
Early history
Modern history
New town
Transport
Road
Bus
Rail
Education and culture
Social issues
Economy
Town centre
Politics
Sports
Cadet forces
Air Training Corps
Army Cadet Force
Sea Cadets Corps
Notable people
Sport
Twin towns
See also
References
Further reading
External links

While the first record of the town is in the Domesday Book of 1086, much of the town, including the current town centre, was developed as a second wave new town in the 1960s. The town's initial development as a coal town coincided with the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century; the town lies on the Lancashire Coalfield.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skelmersdale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.