Ormskirk is a Town in the county of Lancashire.
Ormskirk is a historic market town in Lancashire known for its gingerbread. Ormskirk is located 6 miles south of Liverpool.
A motte-and-bailey castle formerly stood in Ormskirk, and it’s probable that the mound was erected soon after the Norman Conquest of 1066 to keep an eye on the River Ouse while also protecting access points to York.The town’s name is thought to come from orm or orme, which means serpent or dragon in Old Norse.
Its history goes way back to the 11th century and has been linked with many events and people over the years.
Ormskirk postcode: L39 2XN
There are great places to visit near Ormskirk including some great towns, villages, parks, waterfalls, woodlands, rivers and streams, old mines, ruins, historic buildings, ancient sites, historic monuments, hiking areas, hills, round cairns, lakes, bluebell woods, geological features, gardens, country parks, nature reserves, historic sites, canals, roman sites, museums, caves, limestone pavements, sssis, beaches, attractions, shopping centres, cities and castles.
There are a number of towns near Ormskirk including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are great places to visit near Ormskirk if you like villages.
Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park are great places to visit near Ormskirk if you like parks.
The area around Ormskirk boasts some of the best waterfalls including Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.
Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough are some of Ormskirk best woodlands to visit near Ormskirk.
The area around Ormskirk boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
Ormskirk's best nearby old mines can be found at Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Lead Mines Clough Lead Mines, Coppice Stile Lead Mine Trial, White Coppice Lead Mine, Duxbury Park Colliery (ruin), Ellerbeck Collieries (ruin), and Sykes Mine.
The area around Ormskirk boasts some of the best ruins including Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).
There are a several good historic buildings in the Ormskirk area like Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Belmont Paper Mills (Derelict), Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, and Hoghton Tower.
Don't miss Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, The Quernmore Burial, Standing Stones Hill, Pikestones Chambered Long Cairn, Jepsons Gate Cairn, Black Coppice Chambered Cairn, and Dog Holes Cave's ancient sites if visiting the area around Ormskirk.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Ormskirk area like Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
Ormskirk has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
The area around Ormskirk boasts some of the best hills including Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
There are a number of round cairns near to Ormskirk including Jepsons Gate Cairn.
The area around Ormskirk features a number of interesting lakes including High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
There are a number of bluebell woods near Ormskirk including High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones are some of Ormskirk best geological features to visit near Ormskirk.
Don't miss The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower's gardens if visiting the area around Ormskirk.
There are a several good country parks in the Ormskirk area like Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.
Nature Reserves to visit near Ormskirk include Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
Places near Ormskirk feature a number of interesting historic sites including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
There are a number of canals near Ormskirk including Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Heath Charnock, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Higher Wheelton, Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Summit to Wigan Section, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Adlington, Lancaster Canal at Bolton-le-Sands, and Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Rufford Branch.
There are a number of roman sites near Ormskirk including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston are some of Ormskirk best museums to visit near Ormskirk.
Ormskirk's best nearby caves can be found at Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Ormskirk is near some unmissable limestone pavements like Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement,
There are a number of sssis near Ormskirk including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
Beaches to visit near Ormskirk include Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
Don't miss Madame Tussauds Blackpool, The Big One, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach's attractions if visiting the area around Ormskirk.
The Concourse Shopping Centre is a great place to visit close to Ormskirk if you like shopping centres.
There are a several good cities in the Ormskirk area like Preston, and Lancaster.
Clitheroe Castle is a great place to visit close to Ormskirk if you like castles.
Ormskirk History
There are some historic monuments around Ormskirk:
Places to see near Ormskirk
History of Ormskirk
The fountain was then moved again to opposite the Drill Hall down Southport Road in the 1890s when space was needed to site the Disraeli statue. The market was established by a royal charter that was granted by Edward I in 1286 to the monks of Burscough Priory. Thursday has been market day in Ormskirk since at least 1292. The King also granted a borough charter to Ormskirk at about the same time, but this seems to have become extinct by the end of the 15th century.
