Aughton, Lancashire
| Aughton | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
 Holt Green, Aughton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD395055 |
| Location: | 53°32’31"N, 2°54’43"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 8,342 (2001) |
| Post town: | Ormskirk |
| Postcode: | L39 |
| Dialling code: | 01695 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lancashire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Lancashire |
Aughton is a village in southern Lancashire, standing between Ormskirk and Maghull. It is a residential area with tree lined roads being found in all parts of the parish.[1] The northern part of the parish is known as 'Aughton village', the south-west as 'Holt Green' and the south-east as 'Town Green'.
At the 2001 Census, Aughton had a recorded population of 8,342.
Transport links
Aughton is bounded on the west by the A59 Liverpool to Preston road and bisected to the east by the B5197 Ormskirk to Kirkby road that runs north-south through the village.
The parish has two railway stations, Town Green and Aughton Park, both on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network, and part of the former Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway.
Facilities
Aughton has two shopping areas; on Moss Delph Lane and Town Green Lane. Also, there are playing fields and a park next to the fields and other open spaces totalling 36 acres.[1] There is a community centre, the Aughton Village Hall. The hall was opened in 1971 on land donated to the district council. It is a registered charity and managed by a voluntary committee.
Having moved from premises in Holt Green, the official opening of the new Aughton police station on 3 March 2003 saw it occupy the old waiting room and general outbuildings of Town Green railway station. At that time, this police station was the first in the Lancashire Constabulary to have the enquiry counter staffed exclusively by volunteers.
Churches
- Church of England:
- Christ Church, a late Victorian building
- St Michael's Church, a Grade I listed building.[2]
About the village
Moor Hall, on Prescot Road, is a Grade II* listed manor house built around 1600.[3]
Gallery
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Town Green station -
Aughton Park station -
St Michael's Parish Church -
St Michael's Parish Church -
Aughton Village Hall -
The Stanley Arms Pub
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Aughton, Lancashire) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parish Council Details: Aughton". Lancashire Parish Portal. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070720162949/http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/parish_display.asp?parishid=192. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1361837: Church of St Michael, Aughton
- ↑ Moor Hall, Aughton - British Listed Buildings