West Lancashire District

Places of Interest

WWT Martin Mere

Nature reserve

Photo: Tony Corsini, CC BY-SA 3.0.

WWT Martin Mere is a wetland nature reserve and wildfowl collection managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Tarlscough, Burscough, Lancashire, England, on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, 6 miles from Ormskirk and 10 miles from Southport.

New Lane railway station

Railway station

Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.

New Lane railway station serves the town of Burscough in West Lancashire, in England. It is served and managed by Northern Trains and is situated near the Martin Mere bird sanctuary, which can be reached by a 1-mile walk.

Bescar Lane railway station

Railway station

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Bescar Lane railway station is on the Manchester to Southport Line, 4+1⁄2 miles east of Southport in the village of Scarisbrick. Bescar Lane is an old cottage-style station, operated by Northern Trains.

Places in the Area

Ormskirk

Photo: Martin Stone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ormskirk is a market town in Lancashire, 13 miles north of Liverpool. With a population of 24,000 in 2011, it's the main town of West Lancashire Borough.

Burscough

Town

Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.

Burscough is a town and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately 14 miles north-northeast of Liverpool and 13 miles southwest of Preston.

Lathom

Village

Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lathom is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, near Skelmersdale, about 3 miles east of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward. Lathom is situated 3 miles southeast of West Lancashire District.

West Lancashire District

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Places to Discover

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