Hesketh Bank
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| Population | 4,041 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD439238 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR4 |
| Dialling code | 01772 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Hesketh Bank is a village in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England, 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Southport and 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Preston. The village is within the civil parish of Hesketh-with-Becconsall, which includes the village of Becconsall immediately to the south and which borders the Ribble Estuary to the north. The parish had a population of 4,187 at the 2021 census.[1] Hesketh Bank, Becconsall, and the village of Tarleton to the south form a single built-up area with a population of 8,755.[2]
Toponymy
[edit | edit source]Hesketh was first recorded in 1288 as Heschath.[3] The name is derived either from Old Norse hest shei meaning "race course",[3][4] or from a plural of the Welsh hesg, meaning "sedges".[4]
History
[edit | edit source]The village of Hesketh is known to have existed in the 13th century.[5] Hesketh Bank had a substantial brick-making industry using the local boulder clay, bricks being transported by the West Lancashire Railway which opened in 1878.[6]
Due to its geographical location, close to the cities of Preston and Liverpool, the village suffered during the Second World War. Stray bombs hit the old church in 1943, and landed along Becconsall Lane, causing extensive damage to the housing there.
Landmarks
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The village has some architectural gems such as Becconsall Old Church which was hit by bomb shrapnel during World War II, All Saints Church on Station Road replaced the old church and is of some architectural significance as is the Becconsall Public House, which shut in June 2009 and was subsequently demolished. The former pub site was redeveloped as housing, keeping the name alive as Becconsall Gardens.
The West Lancashire Light Railway is a narrow gauge railway that is located in Hesketh Bank at the site of the former brick works, near but not on the line of the former railway.[7]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Hesketh Bank lies just to the north of the larger village of Tarleton and the village of Banks (North Meols).
Economy
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Due to the village's position on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain it has a rich soil, suitable for the farming of flowers and vegetables – this is still the main economic activity in the area.
A Booths supermarket opened on 11 November 2010.
Transport
[edit | edit source]The village is located just off the A59 Preston to Liverpool road and the A565 Southport Road has meant it has also developed as a commuter town.
Hesketh Bank railway station was once a stop on the West Lancashire Railway, which ran between Preston and Southport. The railway opened in 1878[8] was closed almost a century later, in 1964. The station site is now occupied by a housing estate.
Leisure
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The village is home to football, cricket, badminton and crown green bowls clubs, the Hesketh Bank Silver Band and the West Lancashire Light Railway.
See also
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References
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External links
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- Hesketh Bank commercial website Archived 30 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Hesketh-with-Becconsall Parish council website
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