Ormskirk: West Lancashire Market Town With a Church That Has Both a Tower and a Steeple
Ormskirk sits in the West Lancashire borough, about 13 miles north of Liverpool. The population is around 24,000. The town's most distinctive architectural feature is the Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul, which unusually has both a tower and a steeple side by side on the same building. Local legend attributes this to two sisters who could not agree on the design. A market has been held on the flat ground around the church since at least 1286, and the Thursday and Saturday markets on Moor Street and the Clock Tower area continue to draw shoppers from the surrounding villages. Edge Hill University, originally a women's teacher training college, has its main campus on the northern edge and brings around 25,000 students to the area.
The town centre along Church Street, Aughton Street, and Moor Street has a mix of independent shops and chains that benefits from the student population. Coronation Park provides the main open space. Ormskirk station is on the Merseyrail line from Liverpool Central, with electric services to Liverpool in about 30 minutes. A separate line connects to Preston. The A59 runs through, linking Ormskirk to Liverpool and Preston. The M58 motorway starts about two miles to the south, connecting to the M6 and the wider network. Southport is about eight miles to the west.
The agricultural character of the surrounding West Lancashire plain is visible from the town edges, with flat, intensively farmed fields stretching toward the coast. The area is one of the most productive agricultural districts in England, growing vegetables, salad crops, and turf. For those considering adult companionship in the West Lancashire area, Ormskirk's Merseyrail link to Liverpool and proximity to the M58 and M6 put the wider Merseyside and Lancashire region within reach.
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Ormskirk sits in the West Lancashire borough, about 13 miles north of Liverpool. The population is around 24,000. The town's most distinctive architectural feature is the Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul, which unusually has both a tower and a steeple side by side on the same building. Local legend attributes this to two sisters who could not agree on the design. A market has been held on the flat ground around the church since at least 1286, and the Thursday and Saturday markets on Moor Street and the Clock Tower area continue to draw shoppers from the surrounding villages. Edge Hill University, originally a women's teacher training college, has its main campus on the northern edge and brings around 25,000 students to the area.
The town centre along Church Street, Aughton Street, and Moor Street has a mix of independent shops and chains that benefits from the student population. Coronation Park provides the main open space. Ormskirk station is on the Merseyrail line from Liverpool Central, with electric services to Liverpool in about 30 minutes. A separate line connects to Preston. The A59 runs through, linking Ormskirk to Liverpool and Preston. The M58 motorway starts about two miles to the south, connecting to the M6 and the wider network. Southport is about eight miles to the west.
The agricultural character of the surrounding West Lancashire plain is visible from the town edges, with flat, intensively farmed fields stretching toward the coast. The area is one of the most productive agricultural districts in England, growing vegetables, salad crops, and turf. For those considering adult companionship in the West Lancashire area, Ormskirk's Merseyrail link to Liverpool and proximity to the M58 and M6 put the wider Merseyside and Lancashire region within reach.
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