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{{short description|Market town in Lancashire, England}}
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'''Ormskirk''' is a [[market town]] in the [[West Lancashire]] district of [[Lancashire]], England. It is located {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} north of [[Liverpool]], {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} southeast of [[Southport]] and {{convert|18|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]].<!--18 miles is the straight-line distance, not the distance by road--> Ormskirk is known for its [[gingerbread]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hawthorne|first=Nathaniel|title=Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne: (150+ works) Incl: The Scarlet Letter, Twice Told Tales, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys & more. (Mobi Collected Works)|isbn=1605011517}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Moule|first=Thomas|title=The English Counties Delineated, Volume 2|year=1837|publisher=Virtue|page=359}}</ref> In 2011 it had a population of 24,073.
'''Ormskirk''' is a [[freak show ]] in [[st bedes ))
#|West]] [[Lancashire]], England, {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} north of [[Liverpool]], {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} southeast of [[Southport]] and {{convert|18|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]].<!--18 miles is the straight-line distance, not the distance by road--> Ormskirk is known for its [[ugly people
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==Geography and administration==
==Geography and administration==
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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.<ref>[http://domesdaymap.co.uk/hundred/west-derby/ Open Domesday: Lathom]</ref> 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.<ref name=assessment/>
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.<ref>[http://domesdaymap.co.uk/hundred/west-derby/ Open Domesday: Lathom]</ref> 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.<ref name=assessment/>


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, Lancashire|Preston]], Liverpool and [[Wigan]], and was marked by a [[market cross]] going back to medieval times. During the 18th and 19th centuries the Cross, as the junction was known, was the location of a large lamp mounted on an obelisk with a circular drinking fountain for both people and animals around the base. This was moved to the junction of St Helens Road and Moor Street to make room for the erection of the clock tower in 1876.
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, Lancashire|Preston]], Liverpool and [[Wigan]], and was marked by a [[market cross]] going back to medieval times. During the 18th and 19th centuries the Cross, as the junction was known, was the location of a large lamp mounted on an obelisk with a circular drinking fountain for both people and animals around the base. This was moved to the junction of St Helens Road and Moor Street to make room for the erection of the clock tower in 1876.


The fountain was then moved again to opposite the Drill Hall down Southport Road in the 1890s when space was needed to site the Disraeli statue. The market was established by a [[royal charter]] that was granted by [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] 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 15th century.<ref name=assessment/>
The fountain was then moved again to opposite the Drill Hall down Southport Road in the 1890s when space was needed to site the Disraeli statue. The market was established by a [[royal charter]] that was granted by [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] 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 15th century.<ref name=assessment/>


The Ormskirk [[Poor Law Union]] was established in 1837, covering 21 parishes and townships from [[Tarleton]] to [[Simonswood]], and from [[Birkdale]] to Skelmersdale. Ormskirk Union Workhouse was built in 1853 on Wigan Road and later became [[Ormskirk and District General Hospital]].<ref>[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Ormskirk/Ormskirk.shtml Workhouses.org.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628160052/http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Ormskirk%2FOrmskirk.shtml |date=28 June 2009 }}, Ormskirk Workhouses</ref>
The Ormskirk [[Poor Law Union]] was established in 1837, covering 21 parishes and townships from [[Tarleton]] to [[Simonswood]], and from [[Birkdale, Southport|Birkdale]] to Skelmersdale. Ormskirk Union Workhouse was built in 1853 on Wigan Road and later became [[Ormskirk District General Hospital]].<ref>[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Ormskirk/Ormskirk.shtml Workhouses.org.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628160052/http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Ormskirk%2FOrmskirk.shtml |date=28 June 2009 }}, Ormskirk Workhouses</ref>


With its weekly markets, the town became a focal point for local farmers and their agricultural workers, cottagers, cow-keepers etc. to trade their goods and obtain necessities from the markets and from the retail establishments which were established along with public houses and inns. An engineering industry, based on making and mending agricultural machinery also developed.
With its weekly markets, the town became a focal point for local farmers and their agricultural workers, cottagers, cow-keepers etc. to trade their goods and obtain necessities from the markets and from the retail establishments which were established along with public houses and inns. An engineering industry, based on making and mending agricultural machinery also developed.
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===Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul===
===Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul===
[[File:Ormskirk Parish Church.JPG|thumb|left|180px|The distinctive tower and spire of [[Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk|Ormskirk Parish Church]]]]
[[File:Ormskirk Parish Church.JPG|thumb|left|180px|The distinctive tower and spire of [[Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk|Ormskirk Parish Church]]]]
The [[parish church]] of [[Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk|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]].
The [[Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk|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]].


The parish church has many connections with the [[Earl of Derby|Earls of Derby]] and the [[Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby|Stanley]] family. Many family members are buried in the church's Derby Chapel, including [[Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby|Thomas Stanley]], the first Earl, who caused [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] to lose his crown by changing sides at the [[Battle of Bosworth]] in 1485, and the [[Cavalier|Royalist]] [[James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby|James Stanley]], the seventh Earl, who was beheaded at [[Bolton]] in 1651 after the [[English Civil War|Civil War]]. His body is buried in one coffin and his head in a separate casket.
The parish church has many connections with the [[Earl of Derby|Earls of Derby]] and the [[Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby|Stanley]] family. Many family members are buried in the church's Derby Chapel, including [[Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby|Thomas Stanley]], the first Earl, who caused [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] to lose his crown by changing sides at the [[Battle of Bosworth]] in 1485, and the [[Cavalier|Royalist]] [[James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby|James Stanley]], the seventh Earl, who was beheaded at [[Bolton]] in 1651 after the [[English Civil War|Civil War]]. His body is buried in one coffin and his head in a separate casket.


This is one of only three [[Church of England parish church|parish churches]] in England to have a tower and a separate spire, and is unique in that it has both at the same end of the building. (The other two are [[St Mary's Church, Purton]] and [[St Andrew's Church, Wanborough]], both 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.
This is one of only three [[Church of England parish church|parish churches]] in England to have a tower and a separate spire, and is unique in that it has both at the same end of the building. (The other two are [[St Mary's Church, Purton]] and [[St Andrew's Church, Wanborough]], both 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 15th 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.
The 'steeple' in fact dates from the early 15th 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.


==Transport==
==Transport==
[[File:Ormskirk railway station 2009 b.JPG|thumb|right|180px|[[Ormskirk railway station]].]]
[[File:Ormskirk railway station 2009 b.JPG|thumb|right|180px|[[Ormskirk railway station]].]]
The [[A59 road|A59]] is the main road, with [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] to the north and [[Liverpool]] to the south. The [[A570 road|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 motorway|M58]], about three miles from the town centre. It then continues to [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]] before reaching the [[M62 motorway|M62]] at Junction 7, Rainhill Stoops.
The [[A59 road|A59]] is the main road, with [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] to the north and [[Liverpool]] to the south. The [[A570 road|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 motorway|M58]], about three miles from the town centre. It then continues to [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]] before reaching the [[M62 motorway|M62]] at Junction 7, Rainhill Stoops. The town has its own bus station, [[Ormskirk bus station]].


The town's [[Ormskirk railway station|railway station]], which was refurbished at a cost of £1&nbsp;million in 2009, is a northern terminus of [[Merseyrail]], and the line continues, with a change from electric to diesel multiple units, through to [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], after the direct service was partitioned in 1970. This line was promoted by the [[Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway]] in August 1846, but was completed by the [[East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859|East Lancashire Railway]]. The route and Ormskirk station opened on 2 April 1849, the undertaking being merged into the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] on 13 May 1859.
The town's [[Ormskirk railway station|railway station]], which was refurbished at a cost of £1&nbsp;million in 2009, is a northern terminus of [[Merseyrail]], and the line continues, with a change from electric to diesel multiple units, through to [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], after the direct service was partitioned in 1970. This line was promoted by the [[Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway]] in August 1846, but was completed by the [[East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859|East Lancashire Railway]]. The route and Ormskirk station opened on 2 April 1849, the undertaking being merged into the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] on 13 May 1859.


The [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] built the [[Skelmersdale Branch]] line to [[Skelmersdale]] and [[Rainford Junction]], which opened on 1 March 1858. Passenger services ended on 5 November 1956, goods to [[Rainford Junction]] finished on 16 November 1961 and to Skelmersdale on 4 November 1963.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway built the [[Skelmersdale Branch]] line to [[Skelmersdale]] and [[Rainford Junction]], which opened on 1 March 1858. Passenger services ended on 5 November 1956, goods to Rainford Junction finished on 16 November 1961 and to Skelmersdale on 4 November 1963.


==Local economy==
==Local economy==
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There is a [[Morrisons]] on Park Road, which was converted from a [[Safeway (UK)|Safeway]] in 2005. The building was formerly home to the local gasworks, and the local [[Rover (marque)|Rover]]/[[Morris Motors|Morris]] car dealership (''Balmforths''). The ''Two Saints'' is a modest retail park which opened in 2000 and contains a number of retailers including [[McDonald's]], [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]], ''Mobility Store'', [[Poundland]], [[Aldi]] and a gym. In December 2013, when [[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster]] entered administration, its store at ''Two Saints'' closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ormskirk.gb.com/ormskirk/news_photo/A_blockbuster_of_a_sale_at_Ormskirk's_Blockbusters-52790962.htm|title=A blockbuster of a sale at Ormskirk's Blockbusters|publisher=www.ormskirk.gb.com|date=12 December 2013|access-date=3 March 2017|first=Sophie|last=McCoid-Sou}}</ref> A [[Tesco Metro]] was located on Church Street, but it closed in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-news/ormskirk-shoppers-shocked-tesco-closure-8534874|title=Ormskirk shoppers shocked at Tesco closure plan|publisher=www.southportvisiter.co.uk|date=28 January 2015|access-date=3 March 2017|first=Sophie|last=McCoid-Sou}}</ref>
Ormskirk is now mainly a retail centre, which also has a number of bars and restaurants.


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An out of town business park, ''The Hattersley Centre'', opened in February 2008, with a [[Home Bargains]], [[Howdens Joinery|Howdens]], Tile Giant, [[Magnet Kitchens|Magnet]], [[Jewson]], [[Halfords]] (which closed in 2020) and a [[Grafton Group|Plumbase]]. After [[Focus DIY]] went into administration, its store on the Hattersley Centre closed. An application for [[Asda]] to open in the unit was rejected in February 2011, after the application was submitted in August 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ormskirk.qlocal.co.uk/ormskirk/news_list/It_Asda_be_perfect_news_for_Ormskirk___-50454041.htm|title=It Asda be perfect news for Ormskirk...|publisher=ormskirk.qlocal.co.uk|date=8 February 2011|access-date=3 March 2017|first=Roger|last=Blaxall}}</ref> The centre was never fully occupied, and had been struggling since its completion.<ref>{{cite web |title=An Ormskirk BID could be set up to improve town centre |url=https://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-west-lancs/ormskirk-bid-could-set-up-13745587 |website=Southport Visitor |date=11 October 2017 }}</ref> Netto closed down in August 2016, after the firm pulled out of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-west-lancs/ormskirk-netto-close-august-11564177|title=Ormskirk Netto to close in August|publisher=www.southportvisiter.co.uk|date=4 July 2016|access-date=3 March 2017|first=Sophie|last=McCoid-Sou}}</ref> The store had opened in November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/06/sainsbury-netto-discount-grocery-store-chain|title=Venture with Sainsbury's has less than year to work, says Netto chief|publisher=theguardian.com|date=6 November 2014|access-date=3 March 2017|first=Sarah|last=Butler}}</ref> 2019 saw the Hattersley Centre expand with new units being built on adjacent unused land and occupied by Lidl and Toolstation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ormskirk.qlocal.co.uk/news_list/Groundbreaking_news_as_new_Lidl_opens_in_November-55037240.htm|title=Groundbreaking news as new Lidl opens in November|website=ormskirk|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> The expansion followed funding of £6.2M being secured from the Royal Bank of Scotland to clear the adjacent land and build new units.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-west/6.2m-funding-for-ormskirk-retail-park|title=£6.2m funding for Ormskirk retail park|last=Media|first=Insider|website=Insider Media Ltd|date=27 June 2016 |language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
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There is a [[Morrisons]] on Park Road, which was converted from a [[Safeway (UK)|Safeway]] in 2005. The building was formerly home to the local gasworks, and the local [[Rover (marque)|Rover]]/[[Morris Motors|Morris]] car dealership (''Balmforths''). The ''Two Saints'' is a modest retail park which opened in 2000 and contains a number of retailers including [[McDonald's]], [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]], ''Mobility Store'', [[Poundland]], [[Aldi]] and a gym. In December 2013, when [[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster]] entered administration, its store at ''Two Saints'' closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ormskirk.gb.com/ormskirk/news_photo/A_blockbuster_of_a_sale_at_Ormskirk's_Blockbusters-52790962.htm|title=A blockbuster of a sale at Ormskirk's Blockbusters|publisher=www.ormskirk.gb.com|date=12 December 2013|accessdate=3 March 2017|first=Sophie|last=McCoid-Sou}}</ref> Ormskirk has an indoor market situated on Moorgate. A [[Tesco Metro]] was located on Church Street, but it closed in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-news/ormskirk-shoppers-shocked-tesco-closure-8534874|title=Ormskirk shoppers shocked at Tesco closure plan|publisher=www.southportvisiter.co.uk|date=28 January 2015|accessdate=3 March 2017|first=Sophie|last=McCoid-Sou}}</ref>


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One of the last significant manufacturing businesses remaining in Ormskirk were Atkinson & Kirby, who make [[hardwood]] floors and employed 80 people.<ref>[http://www.akirby.co.uk/AboutUs.html Akirby.co.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608124921/http://www.akirby.co.uk/AboutUs.html |date=8 June 2007 }}, Atkinson & Kirby home page</ref> They relocated in September 2015 after operating from Ormskirk for over 100 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-west-lancs/ormskirks-atkinson--kirby-flooring-8809941|title=Ormskirk's Atkinson & Kirby flooring to leave town later this year|last=McCoid-SOU|first=Sophie|date=2015-03-10|website=southportvisiter|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> Businesses in the town are mainly professional and financial services, such as solicitors, [[estate agent]]s, and accountants.
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An out of town business park, ''The Hattersley Centre'', opened in February 2008, with a [[Home Bargains]], [[Howdens Joinery|Howdens]], Tile Giant, [[Magnet Kitchens|Magnet]], [[Jewson]], [[Halfords]] and a [[Grafton Group|Plumbase]]. After [[Focus DIY]] went into administration, its store on the Hattersley Centre closed. The unit which it occupied was split into three, two being occupied by Home Bargains and [[Iceland (supermarket)|The Food Warehouse by Iceland]].<ref>http://www.thefoodwarehouse.com/store-locator</ref> An application for [[Asda]] to open in the unit was rejected in February 2011, after the application was submitted in August 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ormskirk.qlocal.co.uk/ormskirk/news_list/It_Asda_be_perfect_news_for_Ormskirk___-50454041.htm|title=It Asda be perfect news for Ormskirk...|publisher=ormskirk.qlocal.co.uk|date=8 February 2011|accessdate=3 March 2017|first=Roger|last=Blaxall}}</ref> The centre was never fully occupied, and had been struggling since its completion.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} Netto closed down in August 2016, after the firm pulled out of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-west-lancs/ormskirk-netto-close-august-11564177|title=Ormskirk Netto to close in August|publisher=www.southportvisiter.co.uk|date=4 July 2016|accessdate=3 March 2017|first=Sophie|last=McCoid-Sou}}</ref> The store had opened in November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/06/sainsbury-netto-discount-grocery-store-chain|title=Venture with Sainsbury's has less than year to work, says Netto chief|publisher=theguardian.com|date=6 November 2014|accessdate=3 March 2017|first=Sarah|last=Butler}}</ref>

''The Alpine'' Bar (formerly ''The Arriba'') stands at the west end of the indoor market on the site of an earlier bar called the [[wikt:Brahms and Liszt|Brahms and Liszt]], itself converted from Ormskirk's last cinema, the Pavilion.

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One of the last significant manufacturing businesses remaining in Ormskirk were Atkinson & Kirby, who make [[hardwood]] floors and employed 80 people.<ref>[http://www.akirby.co.uk/AboutUs.html Akirby.co.uk], Atkinson & Kirby home page</ref> They relocated in September 2015 after operating from Ormskirk for over 100 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-west-lancs/ormskirks-atkinson--kirby-flooring-8809941|title=Ormskirk's Atkinson & Kirby flooring to leave town later this year|last=McCoid-SOU|first=Sophie|date=2015-03-10|website=southportvisiter|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> Businesses in the town are mainly professional and financial services, such as solicitors, [[estate agent]]s, and accountants.


==Education==
==Education==
[[Ormskirk School]] (ages 11–18) is on Wigan Road in the east of the town, situated on a site formerly home to the demolished Cross Hall High School. Ormskirk School is the result of a merger between [[Ormskirk Grammar School]] and Cross Hall High School. [[St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk|St Bede's Catholic High School]] (ages 11–16) is on St Anne's Road next to the A59 and Prescot Road, and opposite St Anne's Church. [[Edge Hill University]] is on the A570 [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]] Road heading east. [[West Lancashire College]], a [[further education]] college, has a site in the town centre on Hants Lane. Ormskirk is also home to a public library.
[[Ormskirk School]] (ages 11–18) is on Wigan Road in the east of the town, situated on a site formerly home to the demolished Cross Hall High School. The school is now part of the Endeavour Learning Trust. Ormskirk School is the result of a merger between [[Ormskirk Grammar School]] and Cross Hall High School. [[St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk|St Bede's Catholic High School]] (ages 11–16) is on St Anne's Road next to the A59 and Prescot Road, and opposite St Anne's Church. [[Edge Hill University]] is on the A570 [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]] Road heading east. [[West Lancashire College]], a [[further education]] college, used to have a site in the town centre on Hants Lane but its students now have to travel to Skelmersdale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/derelict-lancashire-college-faces-demolition-16901967|title=Derelict Lancashire college faces demolition after council Local Plan is axed|last1=Lopez|first1=Jamie|last2=Baron|first2=Olivia|date=2019-09-11|website=accrington|access-date=2019-12-22}}</ref> Ormskirk is also home to a public library.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-west-lancs/ormskirk-skelmersdale-parbold-libraries-reduce-10978520|title=Ormskirk Skelmersdale and Parbold libraries reduce opening hours|date=2016-03-05|website=Visiter|access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref>
==Media==
The ''[[Ormskirk Advertiser]]'', a [[Reach plc]] title, is the local newspaper; it shares a website with the ''[[Liverpool Echo]].''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Ormskirk - get the latest news, views and more from the Advertiser team |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/ormskirk |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref> The town was formerly also served by the ''Champion'', which closed in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts-Haslam |first=Benjamin |date=2022-08-30 |title=Southport Champion newspaper collapse 'due to trading conditions' |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/southport-champion-newspaper-blames-trading-24887924 |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=[[Liverpool Echo]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Dune FM|Sandgrounder Radio]] and Radio Heartbeat broadcast to patients at the [[Ormskirk District General Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://so.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/hospital-radio#:~:text=Radio%20Heartbeat%20is%20our%20free,drama%2C%20documentaries%20and%20outside%20broadcasts.
|title=Hospital Radio|publisher=Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |access-date=19 December 2023}}</ref>


==Parks and open spaces==
==Parks and open spaces==
The town has three main parks and a number of other smaller play areas and open spaces. The main parks are:-
The town has three main parks and a number of other smaller play areas and open spaces. The main parks are:-
* Victoria Park, named after [[Queen Victoria]], is Ormskirk's oldest park, established towards the end of the 19th Century. It contains a monument to local heroes of the [[Boer War]] and [[Crimean War]].<ref>British Listed Buildings [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-386414-boer-war-memorial-in-victoria-park-ormsk] accessed 27 January 2012</ref><ref>Photo from the Francis Frith collection [http://www.francisfrith.com/ormskirk/photos/the-park-1895_36824/] accessed 27 January 2012</ref> It is located on the triangle of land between Knowsley Road, St Helens Road and Ruff Lane.
* Victoria Park, named after [[Queen Victoria]], is Ormskirk's oldest park, established towards the end of the 19th century. It contains a monument to local heroes of the [[Boer War]] and [[Crimean War]].<ref>British Listed Buildings [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-386414-boer-war-memorial-in-victoria-park-ormsk] accessed 27 January 2012</ref><ref>Photo from the Francis Frith collection [http://www.francisfrith.com/ormskirk/photos/the-park-1895_36824/] accessed 27 January 2012</ref> It is located on the triangle of land between Knowsley Road, St Helens Road and Ruff Lane.
* Coronation Park,<ref>West Lancs BC web site [http://www.westlancsdc.gov.uk/leisure__tourism/parks_and_playgrounds/coronation_park,_ormskirk.aspx] accessed 27 January 2012</ref> a large park in the town centre on Park Road, which has children's play areas, skateboard area, games area for football and basketball, fitness equipment, duck pond, bowling green, bandstand and wildlife meadow. The Park was established in about 1905 by the former [[Ormskirk Urban District]] to commemorate the coronation of [[King Edward VII]].
* Coronation Park,<ref>West Lancs BC web site [http://www.westlancsdc.gov.uk/leisure__tourism/parks_and_playgrounds/coronation_park,_ormskirk.aspx] accessed 27 January 2012</ref> a large park in the town centre on Park Road, which has children's play areas, skateboard area, games area for football and basketball, fitness equipment, duck pond, bowling green, bandstand and wildlife meadow. The Park was established in about 1905 by the former [[Ormskirk Urban District]] to commemorate the coronation of [[King Edward VII]]. In 2012 the Ormskirk War Memorial was relocated here from its original site in front of the former Comrades' Club on Southport Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ormskirk Comrades of the Great War Memorial |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/60890 |website=War Memorials Register |publisher=Imperial War Museums |access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref>
* Ruff Wood,<ref>West Lancs BC web site [http://www.westlancs.gov.uk/leisure__tourism/countryside_parks/ruff_wood,_ormskirk.aspx] accessed 27 January 2012</ref> a countryside park on the edge of the town, on Ruff Lane.
* Ruff Wood,<ref>West Lancs BC web site [http://www.westlancs.gov.uk/leisure__tourism/countryside_parks/ruff_wood,_ormskirk.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012132259/http://www.westlancs.gov.uk/leisure__tourism/countryside_parks/ruff_wood,_ormskirk.aspx|date=12 October 2011}} accessed 27 January 2012</ref> a countryside park on the edge of the town, on Ruff Lane.


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
:''See [[:Category:People from Ormskirk]]''

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===Members of Parliament for the former Ormskirk Parliamentary Constituency===
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* [[James Bell (UK politician)|James Bell]]
* [[Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet|Ronald Cross]]
* [[Douglas Glover (UK politician)|Douglas Glover]]
* [[Robert Kilroy-Silk]]
* [[Stephen King-Hall]]
* [[James Salter, 1st Baron Salter|James Salter]]
* [[Harold Soref]]
* [[Arthur Stanley (politician)|Arthur Stanley]]
* [[Harold Wilson]]
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Ormskirk is now within the [[West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Lancashire Constituency]]


===Other connections===
===Other connections===
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* [[Robert Harkness]] (born), Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, Queen's College, Cork.
* [[Tom Pearce (footballer)]] (football player for [[Leeds United]], born in Ormskirk and went to [[Ormskirk School]])
* [[Tom Pearce (footballer)]] (football player for [[CF Montreal|Montreal]], born in Ormskirk and went to [[Ormskirk School]])
* [[Billy Ayre]] (lived and died), football player and manager
* [[Billy Ayre]] (lived and died), football player and manager
* [[Mark Bonner]] (born), footballer
* [[Mark Bonner (footballer)|Mark Bonner]] (born), footballer
* [[Kieran Dowell]] (born), footballer at Rangers F.C and England U'20 World Cup Winner
* [[Wes Fletcher]] (born), footballer at [[York City F.C.|York City]]
* [[Wes Fletcher]] (born), footballer at [[York City F.C.|York City]]
* [[Joseph Brandreth]] (born), physician
* [[Joseph Brandreth]] (born), physician
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* [[Richard Drummie]], musician
* [[Richard Drummie]], musician
* [[Duncan Ferguson (footballer)|Duncan Ferguson]] (lives), footballer
* [[Duncan Ferguson (footballer)|Duncan Ferguson]] (lives), footballer
* [[Marianne Faithfull]], singer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/23/marianne-faithfull-interview|title = Q&A: Marianne Faithfull| newspaper=The Guardian |date = 22 April 2011 | last1=Greenstreet | first1=Rosanna }}</ref>
* [[Alexander Goss]] (1814-1872), was a Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop of Liverpool<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgoss.html Catholic Hierarchy: Alexander Goss]</ref>
* [[Alexander Goss]] (1814-1872), was a Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop of Liverpool<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgoss.html Catholic Hierarchy: Alexander Goss]</ref>
* [[Helen Hayes]] (raised), MP for [[Dulwich and West Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)]] since 2015<ref>http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-news/ormskirk-mum-wins-tessa-jowells-9243393</ref>
* [[Helen Hayes (politician)|Helen Hayes]] (raised), MP for [[Dulwich and West Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)]] since 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-news/ormskirk-mum-wins-tessa-jowells-9243393|title = Southport - latest news pictures and video from the seaside town from the Visiter team}}</ref>
*[[Gavin Griffiths]] (born) Leicestershire County cricket player
*[[Gavin Griffiths]] (born) Leicestershire County cricket player
* [[William Edward Heaton]] (born), recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
* [[William Edward Heaton]] (born), recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
* [[James Hopwood Jeans]] (born), physicist, astronomer and mathematician
* [[James Hopwood Jeans]] (born), physicist, astronomer and mathematician
* [[Stuart Maconie]] (student), TV presenter
* [[Stuart Maconie]] (student), TV presenter
* [[Stephen James Bennett]] (born), Academic, musician and writer
* [[Edward Peck (academic administrator)]],(school) Vice Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University
* [[Tom Middlehurst]], former Welsh AM and Education Minister.
* [[Tom Middlehurst]], former Welsh AM and Education Minister.
* [[William Moorcroft (explorer)|William Moorcroft]], veterinary surgeon, horse breeding expert, explorer
* [[William Moorcroft (explorer)|William Moorcroft]], veterinary surgeon, horse breeding expert, explorer
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* [[Tony Morley]] (born), England and Aston Villa footballer, European Cup winner in 1982
* [[Tony Morley]] (born), England and Aston Villa footballer, European Cup winner in 1982
* [[Jimmy O'Neill (footballer born 1931)|Jimmy O'Neill]] (lived), Irish international footballer<ref>"Tributes as ex-Everton goalie dies, aged 76", ''Ormskirk Advertiser'', Issue 13,698, 20 December 2007, p. 12</ref>
* [[Jimmy O'Neill (footballer born 1931)|Jimmy O'Neill]] (lived), Irish international footballer<ref>"Tributes as ex-Everton goalie dies, aged 76", ''Ormskirk Advertiser'', Issue 13,698, 20 December 2007, p. 12</ref>
* [[Maz Pacheco]] (born), Philippines and [[Aston Villa W.F.C.]] footballer
* [[Les Pattinson]] (born), former member of [[Echo & the Bunnymen]]
* [[Les Pattinson]] (born), former member of [[Echo & the Bunnymen]]
* [[Jonathan Pryce]] (student), actor
* [[Jonathan Pryce]] (student), actor
* [[Jack Renshaw (terrorist)|Jack Renshaw]], far-right activist and convicted terrorist
* [[John Rimmer]] (born), athlete and winner of two gold medals at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]]
* [[John Rimmer (athlete)|John Rimmer]] (born), athlete and winner of two gold medals at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Robbie Slater]] (born), Australian footballer
* [[Robbie Slater]] (born), Australian footballer
* [[John Souch]] (born), seventeenth-century painter
* [[John Souch]] (born), seventeenth-century painter
* [[Stephen Warnock]] (born), England and Leeds United footballer
* [[Stephen Warnock]] (born), England and Liverpool footballer
* [[Nicole Webster]] (born), Australian marine scientist
* [[Nicole Webster]] (born), Australian marine scientist
* [[Helen Whitaker]] Girl Guide leader and Commissioner for British Guides Abroad
* [[Murder of the Ormesher Sisters|The Ormesher Sisters]], Victims of an unsolved double murder in 1956
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Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It is located 13 miles (21 km) north of Liverpool, 11 miles (18 km) northwest of St Helens, 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Southport and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is known for its gingerbread.[2][3] In 2011 it had a population of 24,073.

Geography and administration

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Ormskirk lies on sloping ground on the side of a ridge, whose highest point is 81 metres (266 ft) above sea-level,[4] at the centre of the West Lancashire Plain, and has been described as a "planned borough", laid out in the 13th century.[5] Ormskirk is an unparished area, surrounded by the parishes of Bickerstaffe, Aughton, Scarisbrick, Burscough, Lathom and Lathom South.[6][7]

The town is located in the district of West Lancashire and is the site of the headquarters of West Lancashire Borough Council.

Since Ormskirk does not have a parish council, a voluntary association, Ormskirk Community Partnership, was created in 2009, with the support of the West Lancashire Borough Council, to act as a voice for Ormskirk.[8] Ormskirk is home to Edge Hill University.[9]

History

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The name is Old Norse in origin and is derived from Ormres kirkja, from a personal name, Ormr (which means "serpent" or dragon), and the Old Norse word kirkja for church.[5] Ormr may have been a Viking who settled here, became a Christian and founded the church but there are no other records or archaeological evidence to support this and Ormr's identity is unknown.

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.[10] 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.[5]

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 going back to medieval times. During the 18th and 19th centuries the Cross, as the junction was known, was the location of a large lamp mounted on an obelisk with a circular drinking fountain for both people and animals around the base. This was moved to the junction of St Helens Road and Moor Street to make room for the erection of the clock tower in 1876.

The fountain was then moved again to opposite the Drill Hall down Southport Road in the 1890s when space was needed to site the Disraeli statue. The market was established by a royal charter that was granted by Edward I 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 15th century.[5]

The Ormskirk Poor Law Union was established in 1837, covering 21 parishes and townships from Tarleton to Simonswood, and from Birkdale to Skelmersdale. Ormskirk Union Workhouse was built in 1853 on Wigan Road and later became Ormskirk District General Hospital.[11]

With its weekly markets, the town became a focal point for local farmers and their agricultural workers, cottagers, cow-keepers etc. to trade their goods and obtain necessities from the markets and from the retail establishments which were established along with public houses and inns. An engineering industry, based on making and mending agricultural machinery also developed.

The town became known for its gingerbread over the years when local women would bake the gingerbread in their own homes and then take it to the staging inns to sell to passengers. When the railway arrived in the mid 19th century, the local gingerbread sellers found a new market. They were allowed to sell their product to passengers travelling through the railway station. One particular customer Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, enjoyed the local gingerbread so much he sent orders to the town. The baking of gingerbread became part of the retail history of the town, with several local bakers claiming to have the original gingerbread recipe. A well known local woman, Sally Woods, was a recognisable figure on the market selling her gingerbread.

Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul

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The distinctive tower and spire of Ormskirk Parish Church

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.

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.

This is one of only three parish churches in England to have a tower and a separate spire, and is unique in that it has both at the same end of the building. (The other two are St Mary's Church, Purton and St Andrew's Church, Wanborough, both 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.

The 'steeple' in fact dates from the early 15th 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.

Transport

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Ormskirk railway station.

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. It then continues to St Helens before reaching the M62 at Junction 7, Rainhill Stoops. The town has its own bus station, Ormskirk bus station.

The town's railway station, which was refurbished at a cost of £1 million in 2009, is a northern terminus of Merseyrail, and the line continues, with a change from electric to diesel multiple units, through to Preston, after the direct service was partitioned in 1970. This line was promoted by the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway in August 1846, but was completed by the East Lancashire Railway. The route and Ormskirk station opened on 2 April 1849, the undertaking being merged into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 13 May 1859.

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway built the Skelmersdale Branch line to Skelmersdale and Rainford Junction, which opened on 1 March 1858. Passenger services ended on 5 November 1956, goods to Rainford Junction finished on 16 November 1961 and to Skelmersdale on 4 November 1963.

Local economy

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There is a Morrisons on Park Road, which was converted from a Safeway in 2005. The building was formerly home to the local gasworks, and the local Rover/Morris car dealership (Balmforths). The Two Saints is a modest retail park which opened in 2000 and contains a number of retailers including McDonald's, Argos, Mobility Store, Poundland, Aldi and a gym. In December 2013, when Blockbuster entered administration, its store at Two Saints closed.[12] A Tesco Metro was located on Church Street, but it closed in April 2015.[13]

An out of town business park, The Hattersley Centre, opened in February 2008, with a Home Bargains, Howdens, Tile Giant, Magnet, Jewson, Halfords (which closed in 2020) and a Plumbase. After Focus DIY went into administration, its store on the Hattersley Centre closed. An application for Asda to open in the unit was rejected in February 2011, after the application was submitted in August 2009.[14] The centre was never fully occupied, and had been struggling since its completion.[15] Netto closed down in August 2016, after the firm pulled out of the United Kingdom.[16] The store had opened in November 2014.[17] 2019 saw the Hattersley Centre expand with new units being built on adjacent unused land and occupied by Lidl and Toolstation.[18] The expansion followed funding of £6.2M being secured from the Royal Bank of Scotland to clear the adjacent land and build new units.[19]

One of the last significant manufacturing businesses remaining in Ormskirk were Atkinson & Kirby, who make hardwood floors and employed 80 people.[20] They relocated in September 2015 after operating from Ormskirk for over 100 years.[21] Businesses in the town are mainly professional and financial services, such as solicitors, estate agents, and accountants.

Education

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Ormskirk School (ages 11–18) is on Wigan Road in the east of the town, situated on a site formerly home to the demolished Cross Hall High School. The school is now part of the Endeavour Learning Trust. Ormskirk School is the result of a merger between Ormskirk Grammar School and Cross Hall High School. St Bede's Catholic High School (ages 11–16) is on St Anne's Road next to the A59 and Prescot Road, and opposite St Anne's Church. Edge Hill University is on the A570 St Helens Road heading east. West Lancashire College, a further education college, used to have a site in the town centre on Hants Lane but its students now have to travel to Skelmersdale.[22] Ormskirk is also home to a public library.[23]

Media

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The Ormskirk Advertiser, a Reach plc title, is the local newspaper; it shares a website with the Liverpool Echo.[24] The town was formerly also served by the Champion, which closed in 2022.[25] Sandgrounder Radio and Radio Heartbeat broadcast to patients at the Ormskirk District General Hospital.[26]

Parks and open spaces

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The town has three main parks and a number of other smaller play areas and open spaces. The main parks are:-

  • Victoria Park, named after Queen Victoria, is Ormskirk's oldest park, established towards the end of the 19th century. It contains a monument to local heroes of the Boer War and Crimean War.[27][28] It is located on the triangle of land between Knowsley Road, St Helens Road and Ruff Lane.
  • Coronation Park,[29] a large park in the town centre on Park Road, which has children's play areas, skateboard area, games area for football and basketball, fitness equipment, duck pond, bowling green, bandstand and wildlife meadow. The Park was established in about 1905 by the former Ormskirk Urban District to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII. In 2012 the Ormskirk War Memorial was relocated here from its original site in front of the former Comrades' Club on Southport Road.[30]
  • Ruff Wood,[31] a countryside park on the edge of the town, on Ruff Lane.

Notable people

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See Category:People from Ormskirk

Other connections

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  • The Beaconsfield monument on Moor Street
    The Beaconsfield monument on Moor Street
  • The Buck i'th' Vine Inn on Burscough Street
    The Buck i'th' Vine Inn on Burscough Street
  • Memorial to Sergeant-Major Nunnerly in Victoria Gardens
    Memorial to Sergeant-Major Nunnerly in Victoria Gardens
  • The old water tower on Tower Hill
    The old water tower on Tower Hill

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ormskirk Built-up area (E34002061)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne: (150+ works) Incl: The Scarlet Letter, Twice Told Tales, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys & more. (Mobi Collected Works). ISBN 1605011517.
  3. ^ Moule, Thomas (1837). The English Counties Delineated, Volume 2. Virtue. p. 359.
  4. ^ Southport & Chorley (Map). 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d Lancashire County Council, Ormskirk historic town assessment, Lancashire County Council, 2006
  6. ^ Mariolancashire.gov.uk, Map of Lancashire parishes
  7. ^ [1] Lathom South Parish Council
  8. ^ Westlandsdc.gov.uk Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ormskirk Community Partnership
  9. ^ Edgehill.ac.uk Archived 24 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Edge Hill's 'how to find us' page
  10. ^ Open Domesday: Lathom
  11. ^ Workhouses.org.uk Archived 28 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Ormskirk Workhouses
  12. ^ McCoid-Sou, Sophie (12 December 2013). "A blockbuster of a sale at Ormskirk's Blockbusters". www.ormskirk.gb.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  13. ^ McCoid-Sou, Sophie (28 January 2015). "Ormskirk shoppers shocked at Tesco closure plan". www.southportvisiter.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  14. ^ Blaxall, Roger (8 February 2011). "It Asda be perfect news for Ormskirk..." ormskirk.qlocal.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  15. ^ "An Ormskirk BID could be set up to improve town centre". Southport Visitor. 11 October 2017.
  16. ^ McCoid-Sou, Sophie (4 July 2016). "Ormskirk Netto to close in August". www.southportvisiter.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  17. ^ Butler, Sarah (6 November 2014). "Venture with Sainsbury's has less than year to work, says Netto chief". theguardian.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Groundbreaking news as new Lidl opens in November". ormskirk. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  19. ^ Media, Insider (27 June 2016). "£6.2m funding for Ormskirk retail park". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  20. ^ Akirby.co.uk Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Atkinson & Kirby home page
  21. ^ McCoid-SOU, Sophie (10 March 2015). "Ormskirk's Atkinson & Kirby flooring to leave town later this year". southportvisiter. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  22. ^ Lopez, Jamie; Baron, Olivia (11 September 2019). "Derelict Lancashire college faces demolition after council Local Plan is axed". accrington. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Ormskirk Skelmersdale and Parbold libraries reduce opening hours". Visiter. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Ormskirk - get the latest news, views and more from the Advertiser team". Liverpool Echo. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  25. ^ Roberts-Haslam, Benjamin (30 August 2022). "Southport Champion newspaper collapse 'due to trading conditions'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  26. ^ "Hospital Radio". Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  27. ^ British Listed Buildings [2] accessed 27 January 2012
  28. ^ Photo from the Francis Frith collection [3] accessed 27 January 2012
  29. ^ West Lancs BC web site [4] accessed 27 January 2012
  30. ^ "Ormskirk Comrades of the Great War Memorial". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  31. ^ West Lancs BC web site [5] Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed 27 January 2012
  32. ^ Greenstreet, Rosanna (22 April 2011). "Q&A: Marianne Faithfull". The Guardian.
  33. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: Alexander Goss
  34. ^ "Southport - latest news pictures and video from the seaside town from the Visiter team".
  35. ^ "Tributes as ex-Everton goalie dies, aged 76", Ormskirk Advertiser, Issue 13,698, 20 December 2007, p. 12

References

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  • Duggan, Mona (1998) Ormskirk, the Making of a Modern Town. Stroud: Sutton ISBN 0-7509-1868-3
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