| 词条 | Hesketh Bank |
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|country = England |coordinates = {{coord|53.708|-2.849|display=inline,title}} |map_type = Lancashire |official_name = Hesketh Bank |population = 4,041 |population_ref = (2011) |shire_district = West Lancashire |shire_county = Lancashire |region = North West England |constituency_westminster = South Ribble |post_town = PRESTON |postcode_district = PR4 |postcode_area = PR |dial_code = 01772 |os_grid_reference = SD439238 |civil_parish = Hesketh with Becconsall |static_image_name = All Saints Church, Hesketh Bank.JPG |static_image_caption = All Saints Church |pushpin_map = United Kingdom Borough of West Lancashire |pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Lancashire |label_position = bottom }} Hesketh Bank is a small agricultural village in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north-east of the town of Southport on the Irish Sea estuary of the River Ribble. The area falls under West Lancashire Borough Council for administrative purposes, and Hesketh-with-Becconsall Parish Council for parochial matters. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,041.[1] It is in the South Ribble parliamentary constituency. EtymologyHesketh was first recorded in 1288 as Heschath.[2] The name is derived either from Old Norse hest shei meaning "race course",[2][3] or from a plural of the Welsh hesg, meaning "sedges".[3]HistoryDue to its geographical location, close to the cities of Preston and Liverpool, 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. LandmarksThe village has some architectural gems such as Becconsall 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. Local Residents are campaigning to reopen the pub as it is feared the "community hub" will be lost.[4] West Lancashire Light Railway is a heritage steam railway which is now used as a tourism railway. GeographyHesketh Bank lies just to the north of the larger village of Tarleton and the village of Banks (North Meols). {{Geographic Location|width=auto| Centre = Hesketh Bank | North = Ribble Estuary | Northeast = Longton, Hutton | East = Much Hoole | Southeast = Bretherton | South = Tarleton | Southwest = Hundred End | West = Banks Marsh, Ribble Estuary | Northwest = Ribble Estuary }} EconomyDue to the village's position on the West 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. A Booths supermarket opened on 11 November 2010. TransportThe village is located just off the A59 Preston to Liverpool road and the A565 Southport Road has meant it has also developed as a commuter town. Hesketh Bank railway station was once a stop on the West Lancashire Railway, which ran between Preston and Southport, but the line proved unsuccessful and was shut in 1964. The station site is now occupied by a housing estate. A new SPAR supermarket is being developed on the former site of The Village Stor [Co-Operative Food] which was closed on 30 December 2011. LeisureThe village is home to football, cricket, badminton and crown green bowls clubs, the Hesketh Bank Silver Band and the West Lancashire Light Railway. See also{{portal|Lancashire}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124516&c=Hesketh&d=16&e=62&g=6443200&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1453030168059&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=17 January 2016}} 2. ^1 {{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |title=The Place Names Of Lancashire |date=1922 |publisher=Manchester University Press |page=87}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=The place-names of England and Wales|url=https://archive.org/stream/placenamesofengl00john/placenamesofengl00john_djvu.txt|accessdate=17 July 2017}} 4. ^The Bill backs the Bec, Lancashire Evening Post External links{{commonscat|Hesketh Bank}}
3 : Villages in Lancashire|Geography of the Borough of West Lancashire|Populated coastal places in Lancashire |
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