Burscough

Created a Parish Council in 1983, Burscough lies north of Ormskirk and south of Rufford on the A59. The Leeds and Liverpool canal passes through the parish, along with the Southport to Wigan railway and the Preston to Liverpool rail line.

Burscough Priory, in Abbey Lane, is a scheduled ancient Monument, although only very small parts of some walls now remain. The site comprises a mosaic of steep-sided banks, with scrub, grass and pools.

The Wildfowl and Wetland Trust's reserve at Martin Mere - a marshland refuge and nature reserve of international importance - is within the parish of Burscough.

Burscough Parish Church was one of the Million of Waterloo churches built as a thanksgiving after the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815. Although it was consecrated in 1832, Burscough remained part of the ecclesiastical parish of Ormskirk until 1849. Forty years later the present chancel was built. Its beautiful east window forms a memorial to those from the parish who gave their lives in the First World War.