SKELMERSDALE
E789406
SKELMERSDALE is a town in West Lancashire, England, known as a post-war new town developed for overspill housing from nearby cities such as Liverpool.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skelmersdale | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
new town
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Lancashire ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| developmentType | post-war new town ⓘ |
| distanceToLiverpool | approximately 13 miles northeast ⓘ |
| distanceToWigan | approximately 6 miles west ⓘ |
| governingBody | West Lancashire Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialCode | 01695 ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | West Lancashire College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive roundabout network
ⓘ
pedestrian subways ⓘ separated pedestrian and road systems ⓘ |
| hasFootballClub | Skelmersdale United F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialArea |
Gillibrands Industrial Estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pimbo Industrial Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeisureFacility | Nye Bevan Swimming Pool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorRoad |
A570 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A577 road NERFINISHED ⓘ M58 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPark | Tawd Valley Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeArea | WN ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
St Paul’s Church Skelmersdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Richard’s Church Skelmersdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | River Tawd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShoppingCentre | Concourse Shopping Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
bus services
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Lancashire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancashire
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ West Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Ormskirk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Helens NERFINISHED ⓘ Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OSGridReference | SD 485055 ⓘ |
| overspillFor |
Liverpool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merseyside urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | West Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | West Lancashire Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Skelmersdale Development Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
overspill housing
ⓘ
residential town ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.