Newburgh, Lancashire
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Newburgh is a rural village and civil parish
in Lancashire
, England
.
Newburgh is located about five miles from Ormskirk
. Its history can be traced back to 1304 when a licence was granted to start a weekly market. The village has a conservation area
at its centre and includes many historic (Carolean and Georgian) buildings, including the schoolhouse of 1714. In 2006 it won the Champion Village Class for the second time in the Lancashire Best Kept Village Competition. Accommodation is available at the Red Lion Hotel and there is a post office
, village shop and tearoom. There is an Anglican
church (Christ Church, founded in 1857); a primary school and a scout group, the 56th Ormskirk (Newburgh and Dalton). Newburgh Village Fete takes place every year in June, starting with the procession (including Newburgh all girls Morris dancers, the previous year's Rose Queen, and various other treats), later is the crowning of the new Rose Queen. Newburgh is twinned with the town of Newburgh, Indiana
, USA.
Previously part of Lathom and Burscough Urban District
, Newburgh became part of Ormskirk Urban District
in 1931 and part of West Lancashire
district in 1974. The Newburgh ward
comprises the parishes of Newburgh and Lathom
. Historically it was part of the parish of Lathom.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Newburgh is located about five miles from Ormskirk
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...
. Its history can be traced back to 1304 when a licence was granted to start a weekly market. The village has a conservation area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
at its centre and includes many historic (Carolean and Georgian) buildings, including the schoolhouse of 1714. In 2006 it won the Champion Village Class for the second time in the Lancashire Best Kept Village Competition. Accommodation is available at the Red Lion Hotel and there is a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, village shop and tearoom. There is an Anglican
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
church (Christ Church, founded in 1857); a primary school and a scout group, the 56th Ormskirk (Newburgh and Dalton). Newburgh Village Fete takes place every year in June, starting with the procession (including Newburgh all girls Morris dancers, the previous year's Rose Queen, and various other treats), later is the crowning of the new Rose Queen. Newburgh is twinned with the town of Newburgh, Indiana
Newburgh, Indiana
Newburgh is a town in Ohio Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,325 at the 2010 census, which also recorded a population of 342,815 for the entire Evansville metropolitan area.-Geography:...
, USA.
Previously part of Lathom and Burscough Urban District
Lathom and Burscough Urban District
Lathom and Burscough was an urban district in the county of Lancashire from 1894 to 1931. It constituted the civil parishes of Burscough and Lathom, and apart from these two villages also included Newburgh....
, Newburgh became part of Ormskirk Urban District
Ormskirk Urban District
Ormskirk was an urban district in the county of Lancashire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after the town of Ormskirk, which constituted its main settlement....
in 1931 and part of West Lancashire
West Lancashire
West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk. The other town in the borough is Skelmersdale....
district in 1974. The Newburgh ward
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
comprises the parishes of Newburgh and Lathom
Lathom
Lathom is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, about 5 km northeast of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward...
. Historically it was part of the parish of Lathom.