Ormskirk
Coordinates: 53.5700° N 2.8827° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Population	23,392
OS grid reference	SD415085
District	West Lancashire
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ormskirk
Postcode district	L39
Dial code	01695
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	West Lancashire
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Ormskirk is a market town in North West England, situated thirteen miles north of Liverpool and fifteen miles south of Preston. It lies on sloping ground on the side of a ridge, whose highest point is 68 metres above sea-level, at the centre of the West Lancashire Plain,^[1] and has been described as a "planned borough", laid out in the thirteenth century. ^[2] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... 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Ormskirk is located in the district of West Lancashire and is the site of the headquarters of West Lancashire District Council. It is home to Edge Hill University. Non-metropolitan districts or commonly Shire districts are a type of local government district in England. ... West Lancashire is a local government district in Lancashire, England. ... Edge Hill University is situated in Ormskirk in Lancashire, England. ...

History

According to legend, Ormskirk was founded when Vikings, led by Orme, settled in the area. It is believed that Orme was, or later became, a Christian as he built a church, giving the town its name: Orme's Kirk.^{[citations needed]} The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne warriors and traders of Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles and mainland Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late 8th-11th century. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... St. ... Kirk can mean church in general or the Church of Scotland in particular. ...

There is no reference to Ormskirk in the Domesday Book of 1086 but it has been suggested that it may have been part of Lathom at that time. In about 1189, the lord of Lathom granted the church of Ormskirk to Burscough Priory, which does suggest that Ormskirk had been subordinate to Lathom before that date. ^[3] A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... Map sources for Lathom at grid reference SD458107 Lathom is a village in Lancashire, England about 5 km northeast of Ormskirk. ... Events January 21 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade September 3- Richard I of England is crowned as king of England. ... Burscough Priory, Burscough, Lancashire, England was founded in 1186 for the Black Canons an order of Augustinian monks. ...

The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul is believed to be on the site of the original kirk, on a sandstone outcrop, and is the oldest building in the town. Its exact age is unknown; the building does contain some fragments of Norman architecture. A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ... According to tradition, Peter was crucified upside-down, as shown in this painting by Caravaggio. ... Paul of Tarsus (b. ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave is a forerunner of the Gothic style. ...

The Parish Church has many connections with the Earls of Derby and the Stanley family. Many family members are buried in the church's Derby Chapel, including Thomas Stanley, the first Earl, who caused Richard III to lose his crown by changing sides at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, and the Royalist James Stanley, the seventh Earl, who was beheaded at Bolton in 1651 after the Civil War. His body is buried in one coffin and his head in a separate casket. The Earl of Derby is a title in the peerage of England. ... Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley is a style of name used by many generations of the Stanley family. ... Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG (1435 - July 29, 1504), an English nobleman, inherited his fathers titles, including that of king of the Isle of Man, in 1459. ... Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death. ... The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was an important battle during the Wars of the Roses in 15th century England. ... Prince Rupert of the Rhine Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642–1651). ... James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607-1651), sometimes styled the Great Earl of Derby, eldest son of William, 6th Earl, and Elizabeth de Vere, daughter of Edward, 17th Earl of Oxford, was born at Knowsley on the 31 January 1607. ... Bolton is a large town in the north-west of England. ... The English Civil War consisted of a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) between 1642 and 1651. ...

This is one of only three parish churches in England to have a tower and a spire, and is unique in that it has both at the same end of the building. (The other two are at Purton and Wanborough, both villages near Swindon, in Wiltshire). Legend has it that Orme had two sisters, one who wanted a tower and one who wanted a spire, and Orme built both to please both. Regrettably, the truth is not so romantic. The 'steeple' dates from the early fifteenth century, but the original blew down in 1731 and was rebuilt between 1790 and 1832. The large west tower was added to the church around 1548 to house the bells of nearby Burscough Priory following the dissolution of the monasteries. One of these bells can still be seen in the church. Purton is a small village with a current population of about (error on population). ... Wanborough is a village to the south-east of Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. The name is thought to derive from Wain, i. ... For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... dissolution see Dissolution. ...

An open market is held twice-weekly, on Thursdays and Saturdays, in the pedestrianised centre of Ormskirk. The location was originally the junction of the main roads to Preston, Liverpool and Wigan, and was marked by a market cross until it was replaced by the current clock tower in the nineteenth century. The market was established by a Royal Charter that was granted by Edward I of England in 1286 to the monks of Burscough Priory. Thursday has been market day in Ormskirk since at least 1292. The King also granted a borough charter to Ormskirk at about the same time, but this seems to have become extinct by the end of the fifteenth century.^[4] Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Liverpool skyline. ... Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, North West England. ... A market cross is a structure used to mark a market square in market towns. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), popularly known as Longshanks[1], also as Edward the Lawgiver because of his legal reforms, and as Hammer of the Scots,[2] achieved fame as the monarch who conquered Wales and who tried to do the same to Scotland. ... Events Margaret I of Scotland became queen of Scotland, end of Canmore dynasty. ... Burscough Priory, Burscough, Lancashire, England was founded in 1186 for the Black Canons an order of Augustinian monks. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ...

Transport

The A59 is the main road, with Preston to the north and Liverpool to the south. The A570, from Southport, crosses the town from west to east and provides a link to the national motorway network at junction 3 of the M58, about three miles from the town centre. The A59 is a major road, in the United Kingdom running from Liverpool in Merseyside to York in Yorkshire. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Liverpool skyline. ... The A570 is a primary route in northern England, that runs from St Helens to Southport. ... For other uses, see Southport (disambiguation). ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... The M58 motorway is a motorway in England. ...

The town's station is the northern terminus of Merseyrail, and the line continues through to Preston. This line was opened in 1846 as the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway, which was bought by East Lancashire Railway. Ormskirk railway station is situated in the town of Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Liverpool, Ormskirk & Preston Railway, was formed in 1846. ... The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) was created by an Act of Parliament in 1846, as an amalgamation of two railway schemes. ...

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway built the Skelmersdale Branch line to Skelmersdale and Rainford, which opened on 1 March 1858. Passenger services ended on 5 November 1956, goods to Rainford finished on 16 November 1961 and to Skelmersdale on 4 November 1963. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping, although in 1922 it had already entered into a working agreement with the London and North Western Railway. ... The Skelmersdale Branch (SKE), connected the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway at Ormskirk with Skelmersdale, Rainford Junction with the Liverpool and Bury Railway and finaly to Rainford and a conection to St Helens(SRD). ... Location within the British Isles Skelmersdale is a new town, by far the largest town in the district of West Lancashire. ... Rainford is a village in North West England, just north of the town of St Helens in Merseyside. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rainford is a village in North West England, just north of the town of St Helens in Merseyside. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

Local economy

There is a Tesco on Church Street and a Morrisons on Park Road. A new Marks & Spencers food store has also been opened. There is a small retail park with a McDonalds, an Argos catalogue store, and an Aldi supermarket. This shopping development is known as Two Saints in honour of the aforementioned Church. Ormskirk also has an indoor market situated on Moor Street. The Arriba bar now stands at the west end of the indoor market on the site of an earlier bar called the Brahms and Liszt, itself converted from Ormskirk's last cinema, The Pavilion. The Sports Bar is also located near the Bus Station in Ormskirk. Tesco plc is a UK-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Marks & Spencer plc (known also as M&S or Your M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks or Marks) is a British retailer. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ... Coordinates 37°37′ N 22°43′ E Country Greece Periphery Peloponnese Prefecture Argolis Province Argos Population 29,505 Area 5. ... ALDI is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany and one of the largest retail chains in its home market. ...

Education

Ormskirk School (ages 11-18) is on Wigan Road in the east of the town. St Bede's Catholic High School (ages 11-16) is on St Anne's Road next to the A59 and Prescot Road, and conveniently opposite St Anne's church. Edge Hill University is on the A570 St Helens Road heading east. Skelmersdale & Ormskirk Colleges (further education) have a site in the town centre on Hants Lane. // Ormskirk School was created in September 2001 by the amalgamation of two comprehensive schools in Ormskirk – Cross Hall High School and Ormskirk Grammar School. ... Edge Hill University is situated in Ormskirk in Lancashire, England. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Notable connections

Members of Parliament for Ormskirk

• James Bell
• Ronald Cross
• Douglas Glover
• Robert Kilroy-Silk
• Stephen King-Hall
• James Salter
• Harold Soref
• Arthur Stanley
• Harold Wilson

Ormskirk was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... James Bell (1872 – 28 December 1955) British Labour politician. ... Ronald Hibbert Cross (1896-1968 was a British politician who held a number of ministerial posts during the Second World War. ... Douglas Glover (13 February 1908 – 15 January 1982) British Conservative politician. ... Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk (born 19 May 1942) is a British Folitician and is well-known as the presenter of his former daytime television confessional talk show Kilroy. ... Baron William Stephen Richard King-Hall of Headley (21st January 1893 - 1st June 1966) was a British journalist, politician and playwright. ... James Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter, GBE, KCB, PC (15 March 1881–27 June 1975) was a British politician and academic. ... Harold Benjamin Soref (born 18 December 1916) was twice a Conservative parliamentary candidate before being elected Member of Parliament for Ormskirk, Lancashire, in the 1970 General Election. ... Sir Arthur Stanley GCVO GBE CB KGStJ (18 November 1869 – 4 November 1947) was a British Conservative politician. ... James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was one of the most prominent British politicians of the 20th century. ...

Other connections

• Jon Culshaw, born, impressionist
• Duncan Ferguson, lives, footballer
• James Hopwood Jeans, born, physicist, astronomer and mathematician
• Stuart Maconie, student, TV Presenter
• Nicholas Monsarrat, lived, novelist
• Tony Morley, born, England and Aston Villa footballer
• Les Pattinson, born, former member of Echo & the Bunnymen
• Jonathan Pryce, student, Actor
• John Souch, born, seventeenth century painter
• Stephen Warnock, born, Blackburn Rovers footballer

Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born June 2, 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is an English impressionist and comedian. ... Duncan Ferguson, (born December 27, 1971 in Stirling, Scotland) is a British football player formerly of Everton F.C. Ferguson began his footballing education at Carse Thistle before being signed to Dundee United F.C. in 1990 on his first professional contract. ... Sir James Hopwood Jeans (September 11, 1877 in Ormskirk – September 16, 1946 in Dorking) was a British physicist, astronomer, and mathematician. ... Stuart Maconie (b. ... Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat RNVR (22 March 1910 – 8 August 1979) was a UK novelist best known today for his sea stories, particularly The Cruel Sea (1951). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Les Pattinson (born 12 April 1958 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire) is an English musician best known for his work as the bassist of Liverpool band Echo & the Bunnymen. ... Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978. ... Pryce as Sam Lowry in Brazil Jonathan Pryce (born June 1, 1947) is a Welsh actor who was born in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. ... // Souch was a minor but interesting English provincial artist. ... Stephen Warnock (born December 12, 1981 in Ormskirk, Lancashire), is a left-sided defender/defensive midfielder footballer, who plays for Blackburn Rovers. ...

References

1. ^ Townships: Ormskirk, British History Online
2. ^ [1], Ormskirk historic town assessment, Lancashire County Council, 2006
3. ^ [2], Ormskirk historic town assessment, Lancashire County Council, 2006
4. ^ [3], Ormskirk historic town assessment, Lancashire County Council, 2006

• Duggan, Mona, Ormskirk, The Making Of A Modern Town, 1998 ISBN 0-7509-1868-3

See also

• Edge Hill University
• Ormskirk Urban District
• Ormskirk (UK Parliament constituency)
• West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)

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External links

• Ormskirk: As I See It contains many photographs of Ormskirk
• Ormskirk Parish Church
• Ormskirk Advertiser
• Ormskirk Champion