SKELMERSDALE

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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.

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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
hasDialCode 01695
hasEducationalInstitution West Lancashire College
hasFeature extensive roundabout network
pedestrian subways
separated pedestrian and road systems
hasFootballClub Skelmersdale United F.C.
hasIndustrialArea Gillibrands Industrial Estate
Pimbo Industrial Estate
hasLeisureFacility Nye Bevan Swimming Pool
hasMajorRoad A570 road NERFINISHED
A577 road NERFINISHED
M58 motorway
hasPark Tawd Valley Park
hasPostcodeArea WN
hasReligiousBuilding St Paul’s Church Skelmersdale
St Richard’s Church Skelmersdale
hasRiver River Tawd
hasShoppingCentre Concourse Shopping Centre
hasTransportMode bus services
road transport
historicCounty Lancashire
locatedIn Lancashire
North West England
West Lancashire
nearbyCity Liverpool
nearbyTown Ormskirk
St Helens
Wigan
OSGridReference SD 485055
overspillFor Liverpool
Merseyside urban area
parliamentaryConstituency West Lancashire
partOf West Lancashire Borough
plannedBy Skelmersdale Development Corporation
linked to: Skelmersdale
primaryFunction overspill housing
residential town
region North West England

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Skelmersdale postTown SKELMERSDALE