Location within the British Isles

Burscough is a small town in England, situated in West Lancashire, to the North of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale. Burscough is in the Liverpool L40 Postal area. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The British Isles consist of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of much smaller surrounding islands. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Map sources for Ormskirk at grid reference SD415085 Ormskirk is a small market town in England, with a population of approximately 23,500 (2005 est. ... Location within the British Isles Skelmersdale is a new town, by far the largest town in the district of West Lancashire. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ...

With constant development of new housing estates and apartments, Burscough's population is growing rapidly. At the last census (late 90s) the population stood at 8,391, but it has now soared to well over 10,000.

The A59 and Leeds and Liverpool Canal pass through Burscough. It has two railway stations: Burscough Junction railway station, on the Liverpool to Preston line and Burscough Bridge railway station, on the Southport to Manchester line, these lines formerly had a junction (Known as the Burscough Curves). There are several schools, shops and a large Tesco. The A59 is a major road, in the United Kingdom running from Liverpool in Merseyside to York in Yorkshire. ... The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... The small Lancashire town of Burscough has two railway stations. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Burscough Bridge railway station serves the town of Burscough in Lancashire, England. ... Map sources for Southport at grid reference SD3317 Southport is a seaside town on the north-west coast of England, to the north of Liverpool and the south of Preston. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... Tesco PLC (LSE: TSCO) is a United Kingdom-based international supermarket chain. ...

Burscough Football Club who play at Victoria Park recently won the FA Trophy and made considerable progress in the 2005 FA cup competition, unfortunately being knocked out by Burton Albion one game away from Manchester United (which Burton Albion went on to lose 5-0). Burscough FC were formed in 1946 and play in the Unibond Northern Premier League. ... Several places are named Victoria Park, most of which are named for Queen Victoria: In Australia: Victoria Park, Adelaide, South Australia Victoria Park, Western Australia Victoria Park, New South Wales Victoria Park Nature Reserve, New South Wales Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Burton Albion F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ...

See also

• Windmill Farm Railway
• Burscough Priory

The Windmill Farm Railway is located at the Windmill Animal Farm, Burscough, near Ormskirk, Lancashire. ... Burscough Priory, Burscough, Lancashire, England was founded in 1186 for the Black Canons an order of Augustinian monks. ...

External links

• Aerial photo