Ormskirk

Ormskirk
Town
Ormskirk town centre
Ormskirk is located in the Borough of West Lancashire
Ormskirk
Ormskirk
Shown within West Lancashire
Ormskirk is located in Lancashire
Ormskirk
Ormskirk
Location within Lancashire
Population24,073 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD415085
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORMSKIRK
Postcode districtL39
Dialling code01695
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°33′59″N 2°53′13″W / 53.5665°N 2.8869°W / 53.5665; -2.8869

Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It is located 13 miles (21 km) north of Liverpool, 11 miles (18 km) northwest of St Helens, 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Southport and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is known for its gingerbread.[2][3] In 2011 it had a population of 24,073.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ormskirk Built-up area (E34002061)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne: (150+ works) Incl: The Scarlet Letter, Twice Told Tales, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys & more. (Mobi Collected Works). ISBN 1605011517.
  3. ^ Moule, Thomas (1837). The English Counties Delineated, Volume 2. Virtue. p. 359.