Lathom

Lathom
View of the surviving west wing of Lathom House
Lathom is located in the Borough of West Lancashire
Lathom
Lathom
Location in West Lancashire
Lathom is located in Lancashire
Lathom
Lathom
Location within Lancashire
Population914 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD458107
Civil parish
  • Lathom
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORMSKIRK
Postcode districtL40
Dialling code01695/01704
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°35′24″N 2°49′12″W / 53.590°N 2.820°W / 53.590; -2.820

Lathom (/ˈlðəm/)[1] is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 914.[2] The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through Lathom.

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lathom Parish (E04005309)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.