Barton, West Lancashire

Barton
Futuristic house at Barton
Barton Barton shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD353091
– London	185 mi (298 km) SE
Civil parish	Downholland
District	West Lancashire
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ORMSKIRK
Postcode district	L39
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

Barton is a small village in the county of Lancashire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) west from Ormskirk, and less than 1 mile (2 km) west from the A5147 road. Barton sits on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, and is 5 miles (8 km) from the Irish Sea coast. The village lies within the civil parish of Downholland.^[1]

Barton's listing in the 1086 Domesday Book shows Roger the Poitevin as lord and Tenant-in-chief. At the time Barton was in the Hundred of West Derby in the county of Cheshire.^[2]^[3]

The village had its own Barton railway station, which opened in 1887. The line was closed completely in 1952.^[4]

References

↑ Downholland Parish Council, Retrieved 9 July 2014
↑ William Farrer & J. Brownbill (editors) (1907). "Townships: Downholland". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
↑ "Barton", Open Domesday, University of Hull. Retrieved 18 November 2014
↑ Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4.

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 Westhead Wrightington Bar

Topography	Leeds and Liverpool Canal Martin Mere (WWT Martin Mere) Mere Sands Wood River Douglas River Tawd West Lancashire Coastal Plain

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