Geography of the Borough of West Lancashire
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The Geography of the Borough of West Lancashire encompasses the physical landscape, settlements, and environmental features of this district in Lancashire, England, including its rural villages, agricultural land, and river valleys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geography of the Borough of West Lancashire canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geography of an administrative territorial entity ⓘ |
| bordersGeographicalArea |
Chorley
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ Merseyside ⓘ Preston ⓘ Ribble Valley ⓘ Sefton ⓘ South Ribble ⓘ |
| characterisedBy |
low elevation above sea level
ⓘ
network of drainage dykes and embankments ⓘ open agricultural vistas ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossedByRiver |
River Alt
ⓘ
River Douglas ⓘ River Tawd ⓘ River Yarrow ⓘ |
| dominantSoilType |
fertile alluvial soils
ⓘ
peat soils ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalDesignation |
agricultural land of high grade quality
ⓘ
areas of green belt around Skelmersdale and Ormskirk ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
Fylde coastal plain
ⓘ
surface form:
West Lancashire Coastal Plain
drainage ditches ⓘ flat low‑lying farmland ⓘ peat mosslands ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
dairy farming
ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ intensive arable farming ⓘ market gardening ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalTown |
Ormskirk
ⓘ
Skelmersdale ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalVillage |
Aughton
ⓘ
Banks ⓘ Burscough ⓘ Hesketh Bank ⓘ Parbold ⓘ Rufford ⓘ Scarisbrick ⓘ Tarleton ⓘ Up Holland ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern |
rural villages and hamlets
ⓘ
small market towns ⓘ |
| hasTransportFeature |
A59 road corridor
ⓘ
M58 motorway corridor near Skelmersdale ⓘ Manchester–Southport line ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester to Southport railway line
Ormskirk to Preston railway line (partly closed) ⓘ |
| hasWaterFeature |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
ⓘ
Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ drainage channels of the West Lancashire Levels ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borough of West Lancashire
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.