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3 unusual facts about Ormskirk


Christopher Sherrington

Christopher Sherrington (born 21 October 1983 in Ormskirk, England) is an English judoka.

Crossens

The second-half of the 20th century saw the area becoming home to some light industry (including the Vulcan motor works), but apart from some small industrial units the area is now primarily a commuter suburb for Southport, Preston and Ormskirk.

Netherton, Merseyside

Buses run from here and Magdalene Square into central Liverpool (those from Magdalene Square also serve parts of Bootle) as well as North to Maghull, Ormskirk and Southport.


Anne Langton

She was born to Thomas and Ellen Langton in the Yorkshire Dales, but within a few months, they moved to Lancashire, where she was raised in a mansion named Blythe Hall, near Ormskirk.

Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby

The Knowsley Estate has residential properties in the rural parishes of Knowsley, Eccleston, Rainford, Bickerstaffe and Ormskirk.

Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell

Henry Blundell-Hollinshead Blundell died on 28 September the same year, and was buried on 2 October at Halsall near Ormskirk.

Kennessee Green

And the A59 is situated to the west of the village, connecting Maghull and Kennessee Green with Liverpool, Aintree, Litherland, Preston and Ormskirk.

Liverpool and District Cricket Competition

ECB Premier League: Bootle, Colwyn Bay, Highfield, Hightown, Leigh, Lytham, New Brighton, Newton le Willows, Northern, Northop Hall, Ormskirk, Rainford.

ECB Premier League: Bootle, Colwyn Bay, Highfield, Hightown, Lytham, New Brighton, Newton le Willows, Northern, Northop Hall, Ormskirk, Prestatyn, Wallasey.

Old Roan railway station

The station is located on Ormskirk Road, with the southbound platform accessible from Ormskirk Road and the northbound platform under the railway bridge on Copy Lane (which is actually in Netherton).

Ormiston

Ormiston or 'Ormistoun' is not an uncommon surname, and Ormr also survives in some English placenames such as Ormskirk and Ormesby.

Skelmersdale Branch

The Skelmersdale Branch railway (SKE) connected the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway at Ormskirk with Rainford Junction (via Skelmersdale).


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