Lathom South is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

West Lancashire West Lancashire is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The council is based in Ormskirk, and the largest town in the borough is Skelmersdale. At the 2011 Census, the population of the borough was 110,685 ...

district of

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, England, situated near the towns of

Ormskirk Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England, north of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is known for its gingerbread. Geography and administr ...

and

Skelmersdale Skelmersdale is a town in Lancashire, England, on the River Tawd, west of Wigan, northeast of Liverpool and southwest of Preston. In 2006, it had a population of 38,813. The town is known locally as Skem . While the first record of the tow ...

. The parish council was established in 2007, and the area, which includes the

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s of Blaguegate and Scarth Hill, has historical ties to the neighbouring parish of

Lathom Lathom is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward. The population of the civil par ...

. As of

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, Lathom South has a population of 657.

History

The whole of

was formerly part of

Lathom and Burscough Urban District Lathom and Burscough was an urban district in the county of Lancashire from 1894 to 1931. It constituted the civil parishes of Burscough and Lathom, and apart from these two villages also included Newburgh. Lathom Local Government District wa ...

, which in 1931 was merged into

Ormskirk Urban District Ormskirk was an urban district in the county of Lancashire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after the town of Ormskirk, which constituted its main settlement. The district was merged with Lathom and Burscough Urban District in 1931, taking in ...

. In 1974, under the

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, it was subsumed into the newly created district of

, and the area now covered by Lathom South became part of the Derby

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. On 31 March 2003, a public meeting was held by local residents to discuss the need for local representation, and a

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was set up to consider the available options. At a second meeting held on 1 July 2003, it was agreed to petition for the formation of a parish council. Lathom South Parish Council was established in May 2007.

Geography

Lathom South sits directly between the towns of

and

, with the civil parishes of

and Newburgh to the north and northeast, and

Bickerstaffe 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 ...

to the south. The northeastern boundary with Newburgh is formed by the

River Tawd The River Tawd flows through Skelmersdale and Lathom in West Lancashire. Tawd Bridge carried Ormskirk Road, the main arterial road from Wigan to Ormskirk and Southport. This is well known to Upholland locals as the place where highwayman Geor ...

. The

s of Blaguegate and Scarth Hill are located within Lathom South.

Demography

According to the

United Kingdom Census 2011 A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Inter ...

, Lathom South parish had a population of 657 people living in 281 households, with a roughly even distribution between males and females. The parish covers an area of , giving a population density of . The decrease in population from 687 in 2001 represents a decline of over ten years. A majority of of residents were born in the United Kingdom, and identified as being of "

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" ethnicity. Religion was recorded as Christian, with of residents being of no religion, and declining to state; only belonged to an alternative religion. Of the 498 residents aged between 16 and 74, were regarded as economically active, and of those were unemployed.

Transport

Lathom South is bisected by the

A577 road The A577 is an A road in England which runs from Boothstown, Greater Manchester to Ormskirk, Lancashire. Route The A577 starts at A572 in Boothstown, where it climbs uphill and over the A580 and into Tyldesley. It meets the A5082, then cl ...

, which runs southeast through the parish from Ormskirk to Skelmersdale for a distance of approximately . The

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also passes through the parish, running from north to south between Lathom and Bickerstaffe. The nearest motorway link is junction 3 of the M58, about to the south.

Ormskirk railway station Ormskirk railway station in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, is a cross-platform interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern Trains services from Preston on the Ormskirk branch line, northeast of Liverpool. The s ...

is located about to the northwest and provides services to

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and Preston.

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