| Myerscough and Bilsborrow | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
 The Lancaster Canal at Bilsborrow | |
  Myerscough and Bilsborrow Shown within Wyre Borough Show map of the Borough of Wyre | |
| Area | 14.4056 km2 (5.5620 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,301 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR3 |
| Dialling code | 01995 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
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Myerscough and Bilsborrow (/ˈmaɪərskoʊ ... ˈbɪlzbʌrə/) is acivil parish in theBorough of Wyre inLancashire, England. It was formed on 1 April 2003 as a merger of the former parishes ofBilsborrow andMyerscough,[2] and lies on the eastern border ofthe Fylde plain.
The largest settlement is the village of Bilsborrow. The hamlet of Brock is immediately to the north of Bilsborrow, and the hamlet of Myerscough lies about a mile (2 km) to the west of Bilsborrow. TheRiver Brock flows east-to-west along the northern border of the former Bilsborrow parish and through the former Myerscough parish.
TheLancaster Canal,West Coast Main Line,A6 road andM6 motorway all pass north-to-south through the parish. There are canal moorings at Bilsborrow, and a marina at the Barton Grange Garden Centre to the north.[3] When theLancaster and Preston Junction Railway opened in 1840, it builtRoebuck railway station next to the village, but in 1849 it was replaced byBrock railway station, half-a-mile (1 km) to the north, which survived until 1939.[4]
The Lancashire School of Agriculture moved onto the site of Myerscough Hall in 1969[5] and later was renamedMyerscough College in 1993.
