Lathom South

Coordinates: 53°33′20″N 2°49′44″W / 53.555491°N 2.828765°W / 53.555491; -2.828765
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Lathom South
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOrmskirk
Postcode districtL40
Post townSkelmersdale, Wigan
Postcode districtWN8
Dialling code01695
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°33′20″N 2°49′44″W / 53.555491°N 2.828765°W / 53.555491; -2.828765

Lathom South is a

2011
, Lathom South has a population of 657.

History

The whole of

parish council.[1] Lathom South Parish Council was established in May 2007.[2]

Geography

Lathom South sits directly between the towns of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale, with the civil parishes of Lathom and Newburgh to the north and northeast, and Bickerstaffe to the south. The northeastern boundary with Newburgh is formed by the River Tawd. The hamlets of Blaguegate and Scarth Hill are located within Lathom South.[3]

Demography

According to the

2001 represents a decline of 4.6% over ten years.[5]

A majority of 97% of residents were born in the United Kingdom,[6] and 96.8% identified as being of "White British" ethnicity.[7] Religion was recorded as 81.1% Christian, with 12.9% of residents being of no religion, and 4.1% declining to state; only 1.8% belonged to an alternative religion.[8] Of the 498 residents aged between 16 and 74, 72.7% were regarded as economically active, and of those 3.3% were unemployed.[9]

Transport

Lathom South is bisected by the

B5240 road 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 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the south. Ormskirk railway station is located about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the northwest and provides services to Liverpool and Preston.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "whyparishformed.doc" (DOC). Lathom South Parish Council. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Lathom South Parish Council Website". Lathom South Parish Council. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  4. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Country of Birth (detailed), 2011 (QS203EW)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Ethnic Group, 2011 (QS201EW)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Religion, 2011 (QS208EW)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Economic Activity, 2011 (QS601EW)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

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