Newburgh, Lancashire
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| Population | 1,080 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SD482103 |
| Civil parish | Newburgh |
| District | West Lancashire |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGAN |
| Postcode district | WN8 |
| Dialling code | 01257 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | West Lancashire |
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Coordinates: 53°35′13″N 2°46′55″W / 53.587°N 2.782°W
Newburgh (population 1,080) is a rural village and civil parish in Lancashire, England.
Newburgh is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Skelmersdale and 5 miles (8.0 km) 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.[2] 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 famous for the 2012 crufts event. There is an Anglican church (Christ Church, founded in 1857);[3] a primary school and two scout groups, the 1st Newburgh and Dalton BBS / BGS Scout group and the 56th Ormskirk (Newburgh and Dalton) Scout Association Group. 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. Its sister city is Newburgh, Indiana.
References
- ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics - Parish Headcounts - Area: Newburgh CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ↑ Fleetwood-Hesketh, Peter (1955) Murray's Lancashire Architectural Guide. London: John Murray; p. 150
- ↑ "Christ Church, Newburgh". Genuki. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- 1st Newburgh and Dalton BBS Scout Group
- Newburgh Sports Club
- Village website
- Whitehead, John. Newburgh: a short history - Newburgh Association, 1981
- Perkins, J A. Newburgh in Times Past - Countryside, 1983
- Clayton, Shirley; Kindon, Jackie; Moore, Ailsa. Newburgh Then and Now - Newburgh Parish Council, 2004 (available free from Brian Howard, Newburgh Parish Clerk)
- Bell, Douglas Hubert. Christ Church, Newburgh: the first century - Thomas Hutton, 1958
- Lamela, Eric. "Newburgh in the 21st century" - Self Publication 2012
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