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  Hesketh Bank Location in West Lancashire Show map of the Borough of West Lancashire | |
| 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 theWest Lancashire district ofLancashire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Southport and 7 miles (11 km) south-west ofPreston. The village is within thecivil parish ofHesketh-with-Becconsall, which includes the village ofBecconsall immediately to the south and which borders theRibble Estuary to the north. The parish had a population of 4,187 at the2021 census.[1] Hesketh Bank, Becconsall, and the village ofTarleton to the south form a single built-up area with a population of 8,755.[2]
Hesketh was first recorded in 1288 asHeschath.[3] The name is derived either fromOld Norsehest shei meaning "race course",[3][4] or from a plural of theWelshhesg, meaning "sedges".[4]
The village of Hesketh is known to have existed in the 13th century.[5] Hesketh Bank had a substantialbrick-making industry using the localboulder clay, bricks being transported by theWest Lancashire Railway which opened in 1878.[6]
Due to its geographical location, close to the cities ofPreston andLiverpool, 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.
The village has some architectural gems such asBecconsall 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.
TheWest Lancashire Light Railway is anarrow 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]
Hesketh Bank lies just to the north of the larger village ofTarleton and the village of Banks (North Meols).
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Due to the village's position on theWest 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.
ABooths supermarket opened on 11 November 2010.
The village is located just off theA59Preston toLiverpool road and theA565 Southport Road has meant it has also developed as a commuter town.
Hesketh Bank railway station was once a stop on theWest 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.
The village is home to football, cricket, badminton andcrown green bowls clubs, the Hesketh Bank Silver Band and theWest Lancashire Light Railway.
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