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Holt Green, Aughton |
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Aughton
Aughton shown within Lancashire |
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| Population | 8,342 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SD395055 |
| District | West Lancashire |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORMSKIRK |
| Postcode district | L39 |
| Dialling code | 01695 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | West Lancashire |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Aughton is a village and civil parish within the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England, situated between Ormskirk in Lancashire and Maghull in Merseyside. It is a residential area with tree lined roads being found in all parts of the parish[2] and with an area of 1,658 hectares.[3] The northern part is known as Aughton village, the south-west as Holt Green and the south-east as Town Green.
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According to the 2001 Census, Aughton had a population of 8,342.[1] The parish includes Aughton village itself, and part of the Aughton Park estate, which is a southern suburb of Ormskirk, along with Town Green in the south-east and Holt Green in the south-west.
Aughton has its own parish council, is part of the 'Aughton and Downholland' electoral ward for West Lancashire District Council elections and the West Lancashire constituency for the House of Commons elections.
Aughton is bounded on the west by the A59 Liverpool to Preston road and bisected to the east by the B5197 Ormskirk to Kirkby road that runs north-south through the village.
The parish has two railway stations, Town Green and Aughton Park, both on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network, and part of the former Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway.
Having moved from premises in Holt Green, the official opening of the new Aughton police station on 3 March 2003 saw it occupy the old waiting room and general outbuildings of Town Green railway station. At that time, this police station was the first in the Lancashire Constabulary to have the enquiry counter staffed exclusively by volunteers.
Aughton has two shopping areas; in Aughton village and Town Green. Aughton also possesses the Aughton Village Hall - Website, playing fields and a park next to the fields and other open spaces totalling 36 acres (150,000 m2). There are two notable churches, Christ Church, a late Victorian building situated at the highest point in West Lancashire, and St Michael's Parish Church.[2]