Aughton, Lancashire

At the 2001 Census, Aughton had a population of 8,342,[4] reducing to 8,068 at the 2011 Census.[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. It 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.

Aughton has two shopping areas: on Moss Delph Lane and Town Green Lane. Also, there are playing fields and a park next to the fields and other open spaces totalling 36 acres (150,000 m²).[2] There is a community centre, the Aughton Village Hall. The hall was opened in 1971 on land donated to the District Council. It is a registered charity and managed by a voluntary committee.

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.

There are two notable churches, Christ Church,[5] a late Victorian building situated on Holborn Hill, one of the higher points in West Lancashire, and St Michael's Parish Church.[2] St Michael's has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[6] Aughton Park Baptist Church[7] and St Mary's R C Church[8] are also located within the civil parish. Moor Hall, on Prescot Road, is a Grade II* listed manor house built around 1600.[9] It was converted in the spring 2017 to a restaurant with rooms, being awarded a Michelin star later that year.[10]

On Bold Lane is a social club, the Aughton Institute. Within the Institute is a memorial to three men from the Parish who were killed in World War I and to 40 men who served. It was unveiled on 11 February 1922 by the 17th Earl of Derby.[11]

• Donald Boumphrey, soldier and cricketer. Lived in Aughton, where he died in 1971[12]
• Barry Cowan, tennis player, former member of Aughton Tennis Club[13]
• Kieran Dowell, Everton footballer, was born in Aughton[14]
• Roy Evans, former Liverpool FC player and manager, lives in Aughton[15]
• Gavin Griffiths, Leicestershire County Cricketer, lives in Aughton[16]
• John Grindrod 1919-2009, Anglican Primate of Australia, was born in Aughton on 14 December 1919[17]
• Colin Harvey, footballer, lives in Aughton[18]
• Alan Kennedy, former footballer, lived in Aughton.[19]
• Les Pattinson, bass player for Echo & the Bunnymen, was raised in Aughton[20][21]
• Will Sergeant, guitarist for Echo & the Bunnymen, lived in Aughton[22]

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  Town Green station
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  Aughton Park station
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  St Michael's Parish Church
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  Christ Church
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  Aughton Village Hall
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  The Stanley Arms Pub

• Listed buildings in Aughton, Lancashire
• Argleton, a non-existent town which appeared on Google Maps within the boundaries of Aughton civil parish

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