Burscough

Burscough
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Burscough Bridge
Burscough is located in the Borough of West Lancashire
Burscough
Burscough
Shown within West Lancashire
Burscough is located in Lancashire
Burscough
Burscough
Location within Lancashire
Population9,935 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD444118
Civil parish
  • Burscough
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORMSKIRK
Postcode districtL40
Dialling code01704
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Websitehttps://burscoughparishcouncil.org
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°35′46″N 2°50′35″W / 53.596°N 2.843°W / 53.596; -2.843

Burscough (/ˈbɜːrsk, -skə/) is a town and civil parish in the district of West Lancashire, Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Liverpool and 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Preston. Its northern part is called Burscough Bridge, and was originally a separate settlement.

The parish includes the hamlets of New Lane and Tarlscough and the Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The recorded population of the parish in the 2021 Census was 9,935, an increase from 9,182 at the 2011 Census.[2][3]

  1. ^ "PP002 - Sex". Nomis. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ "PP002 - Sex". Nomis. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Paper 2: Population and Household estimates at small area level" (PDF). West Lancashire Borough Council. November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2019.