Drummersdale

Drummersdale
Drummersdale Mission Church
Drummersdale Drummersdale shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD394129
Civil parish	Scarisbrick
District	West Lancashire
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ORMSKIRK
Postcode district	L40
Dialling code	01704
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	West Lancashire
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°36′36″N 2°54′58″W / 53.610°N 2.916°W / 53.610; -2.916

Drummersdale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Scarisbrick, West Lancashire.

Etymology

The etymology is doubtful, although the final element of the name is certainly either Old English dæl "dale, valley" or the cognate Old Norse dalr, as in Rochdale. The name was recorded as Drimersdele in 1152.

Transport

Drummersdale lies on the B5242 road and is near Bescar Lane railway station on the Manchester to Southport line.

External links

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Geography of West Lancashire

Towns	Ormskirk Skelmersdale

Civil parishes	Aughton Bickerstaffe Bispham Burscough Dalton Downholland Great Altcar Halsall Hesketh-with-Becconsall Hilldale Lathom Lathom South Newburgh North Meols Parbold Rufford Scarisbrick Simonswood Tarleton Upholland Wrightington

Other villages and hamlets	Andertons Mill Appley Bridge Banks Barrow Nook Barton Bispham Green Downholland Cross Drummersdale Haskayne Hesketh Bank Holmes Holmeswood Hoscar Moss Hundred End Mere Brow Shirdley Hill Sollom Tarlscough Wrightington Bar

Topography	Leeds and Liverpool Canal Martin Mere (WWT Martin Mere) Mere Sands Wood River Douglas River Tawd

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