Towns & cities · North West England
Bickerstaffe
Bickerstaffe — village and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rainford · 3.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bickerstaffe is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,139 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England". Coordinates: 53.5340°, -2.8380°.
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Protected designations
- Ramsar wetland: Ribble & Alt Estuaries
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bickerstaffe is a village and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 Census the population of the civil parish was 1,196, reducing to 1,180 at the 2011 census, although the population of the electoral ward, which includes Lathom South, was slightly greater at 2,013, reducing to 1,988 at the 2011 census. The village is near junction 3 of the M58 motorway, and is about four miles west of Skelmersdale.
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Background
History
Its name may come from Anglo-Saxon bïcera stæþ = "the beekeepers' landing-place". The moated site of the original Bickerstaffe Hall is situated about 70 m south-west of the present building. A trapezoidal island with maximum dimensions of around 68 x is surrounded by a partially infilled moat between about 3 and wide and up to 1.3 m deep. The current hall may date to 1667 and was built for a member of the Stanley family, however it was re-built or heavily modified in 1772. Bickerstaffe Stocks are one of the listed structures of historical importance in the village. In the seventeenth century, Bickerstaffe was an important local centre of the Quakers in West Lancashire. The parish church is…
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- Coordinates
- 53.5340, -2.8380
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- West Lancashire
- Parish
- Bickerstaffe
- Postcode
- L39 0EB
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Lancashire
- Population
- 1,139
- Nearest railway station
- Rainford — 3.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q638132 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bickerstaffe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Old Windmill at Bickerstaffe - geograph.org.uk - 2098845.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bickerstaffe?
- Bickerstaffe is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode L39 0EB), in the parish of Bickerstaffe.
- Is Bickerstaffe a protected site?
- Yes — Bickerstaffe is part of the Ribble & Alt Estuaries Ramsar wetland.
- Is Bickerstaffe free to visit?
- Yes, Bickerstaffe is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bickerstaffe?
- The nearest railway station is Rainford, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L39 0EB.