Newburgh, Lancashire
| Newburgh | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
 Village green | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD482103 |
| Location: | 53°35’13"N, 2°46’55"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,056 (2011) |
| Post town: | Wigan |
| Postcode: | WN8 |
| Dialling code: | 01257 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lancashire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Lancashire |
Newburgh is a rural village and civil parish in Lancashire, three miles from Skelmersdale and five from Ormskirk. Its population in 2011 was 1,056.[1]
Newburgh's history can be traced back to 1304 when a licence was granted to start a weekly market. The civil parish originates as the hamlet of the ancient parish of Lathom.
The village has a conservation area at its centre and includes many historic Carolean and Georgian buildings, including the schoolhouse of 1714.[2] In 2006, it won the Champion Village Class for the second time in the Lancashire Best Kept Village Competition. Accommodation is available at the Red Lion Hotel and there is a post office, village shop and tearoom. There is an Anglican church, Christ Church, founded in 1857,[3] a primary school and two scout groups.[4]
Newburgh Village Fete takes place every year in June.
Newburgh is twinned with the town of Newburgh, Indiana, in the United States.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126898&c=Newburgh&d=16&e=62&g=6443247&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1453031380752&enc=1. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ Fleetwood-Hesketh, Peter (1955) Murray's Lancashire Architectural Guide. London: John Murray; p. 150
- ↑ "Christ Church, Newburgh". Genuki. http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=LAN,GR=2989,FT=Newburgh%20Christ%20Church%20Ash%20Brow%20Church%20of%20England.
- ↑ "1st Newburgh and Dalton BBS & BGS". http://1stnewburghanddalton.weebly.com/. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
Bibliography
- Whitehead, John (1981). Newburgh: a short history. Newburgh Association.
- Perkins, J.A. (1983). Newburgh in Times Past. Countryside.
- Clayton, Shirley; Kindon, Jackie; Moore, Ailsa (2004). Newburgh Then and Now. Newburgh Parish Council.
- Bell, Douglas Hubert (1958). Christ Church, Newburgh: the first century. Thomas Hutton.
- Lamela, Eric (2012). Newburgh in the 21st century. Self publication.
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