Meols Cop
| Meols Cop | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD357160 |
| Location: | 53°38’12"N, 2°58’17"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Southport |
| Postcode: | PR8, PR9 |
| Dialling code: | 01704 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Sefton |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Southport |
Meols Cop is a suburb of the coastal town of Southport, Lancashire. It is not to be confused with Meols on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire. The two can be differentiated by pronunciation — Meols Cop is pronounced Meels, but Meols, Cheshire is pronounced Mells.
The area is served by station of the same name with trains to Southport railway station or Wigan Wallgate railway station and beyond. Meols Cop railway station opened on 2 September 1887, and served both lines. The line from Butts Lane Junction to Altcar and Hillhouse closed on 26 September 1938, but the line through Meols Cop is still open today. As in 1965, the direct line from Pool Hey Junction to St Luke's closed and trains to and from Wigan were diverted to run via the former Altcar line and a section of the former Southport to Preston line. Meols Cop railway station remained open and is served by Wigan and Southport trains today; goods train services were however withdrawn on 27 November 1967.
