Lathom

Lathom
View of the surviving west wing of Lathom House
Lathom Location in West Lancashire Show map of the Borough of West Lancashire Lathom Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	914 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD458107
Civil parish	Lathom
District	West Lancashire
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ORMSKIRK
Postcode district	L40
Dialling code	01695/01704
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	West Lancashire
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 (/ˈleɪðəm/)^[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.