Hundred End

Hundred End
Lancashire
Hundred End Lane
Location
Grid reference:	SD417223
Location:	53°41’38"N, 2°52’59"W
Data
Post town:	Preston
Postcode:	PR4
Dialling code:	01772
Local Government
Council:	West Lancashire
Parliamentary constituency:	South Ribble

Hundred End is a coastal hamlet in Lancashire, located two miles east of the village of Banks and two miles west of Hesketh Bank. Its name derives from its position on the boundary between the two hundreds of West Derby and Leyland.

History

Hundred End railway station was previously a stop on the West Lancashire Railway, fully opened in 1878, which ran between Southport and Preston, carrying both passengers and cargo from the fields of the area to be sold at town markets.

Low passenger numbers later led to the railway's decline and its closure was assured by the Beeching Axe in 1964. The station house has since been demolished but the train track can be followed along a footpath that stretches towards Banks.

There is an enclosed salt marsh that is used for grazing cattle and the marshes are managed by the RSPB.

Religion

Hesketh Moss Methodist Church is a small chapel which was built by the local farmers of the hamlet, the nearest Church of England Church are in Hesketh Bank and Banks.

Education

The hamlet does not have a school, but children usually attend primary schools in Tarleton, Mere Brow, Banks and Hesketh Bank. The nearest Secondary School being Tarleton High School.

Landmarks

Hundred End Farm, built in 1837 is the oldest building in the hamlet. The largest house is Ribble Hall which is a modern mansion built by Godfrey Crook. He was responsible for taking away the train tracks and the gravel beds when the West Lancashire Railway line closed, he built Ribble Hall on land near the former Hundred End railway station.

References

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