Myerscough and Bilsborrow

Myerscough and Bilsborrow

Coordinates: 53°51′N 2°45′W / 53.85°N 2.75°W / 53.85; -2.75

Myerscough and Bilsborrow
Lancaster Canal at Bilsborrow - geograph.org.uk - 1774998.jpg
The Lancaster Canal at Bilsborrow
Myerscough and Bilsborrow is located in Lancashire
Myerscough and Bilsborrow

 Myerscough and Bilsborrow shown within Lancashire
District Wyre
Shire county Lancashire
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PRESTON
Postcode district PR3
Dialling code 01995
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Wyre and Preston North
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Myerscough and Bilsborrow (play /ˈmaɪərskə ənd ˈbɪlzbʌrə/) is a civil parish in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England. It was formed on 1 April 2003 as a merger of the former parishes of Bilsborrow and Myerscough,[1] and lies on the eastern border of the Fylde plain.

The largest settlement is the village of Bilsborrow. The hamlet of Brock is immediately to the north of Bilsborrow, and the hamlet of Myerscough lies about a mile (2 km) to the west of Bilsborrow. The River Brock flows east-to-west along the northern border of the former Bilsborrow parish and through the former Myerscough parish.

The Lancaster Canal, West Coast Main Line, A6 road and M6 motorway all pass north-to-south through the parish. There are canal moorings at Bilsborrow, and a marina at the Barton Grange garden centre to the north. When the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway opened in 1840, it built Roebuck railway station next to the village, but in 1849 it was replaced by Brock railway station, half-a-mile (1 km) to the north, which survived until 1939.[2]

Myerscough College is a higher and further education college, originally an agricultural college but now diversifying into other subjects.

References

  1. ^ "Bulletin of Changes to Local Authority Elections, Names and Areas in England: 2002-2003" (The Wyre (Parishes) Order 2003), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, November 2003, accessed 12 May 2011
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Myerscough — (generally pronounced /ˈmaɪərzkoʊ/ myrz koh, locally /ˈmɑːskrə/) is an English surname, which is most common in Lancashire. The name originates from the hamlet of Myerscough, in the parish of Myerscough and Bilsborrow near Preston, which has been …   Wikipedia

  • Myerscough College — Coordinates: 53°51′11″N 2°45′47″W / 53.8531°N 2.7631°W / 53.8531; 2.7631 …   Wikipedia

  • Civil parishes in Lancashire — A map of Lancashire, showing the Boroughs : (1) West Lancashire; (2) Chorley; (3) South Ribble; (4) Fylde; (5) Preston; (6) Wyre; (7) Lancaster; (8) Ribble Valley; (9) Pendle; (10) Burnley; (11) Rossendale; (12) Hyndburn; (13) Blackpool; and …   Wikipedia

  • List of civil parishes in Lancashire — This is a list of civil parishes in Lancashire, England, sorted by district.Blackburn with DarwenThe former boroughs of Blackburn and Darwen are unparished.* Eccleshill 1 * Livesey 1 * North Turton (successor parish to part of Turton urban… …   Wikipedia

  • Wyre — Infobox UK District name = Borough of Wyre status = Borough region = North West England admincounty = Lancashire area = Ranked 162nd 282.55 km² adminhq = Poulton le Fylde onscode = 30UQ population = Ranked English district rank|ONS=30UQ English… …   Wikipedia

  • Preston — Infobox Settlement name = Preston |native name = nickname = total type = motto = image caption = Skyline of Preston city centre as seen from the east imagesize = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”