Aughton is a village and

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in the

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, England, between

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and

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. It is a residential area with tree lined roads being found in all parts of the parish and an area of 1,658

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s. The northern part is known as Aughton village, the south-west as Holt Green and the south-east as Town Green.

Demographics and politics

At the 2001 Census, Aughton had a population of 8,342, reducing to 8,068 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes Aughton village itself, and part of the Aughton Park estate, which is a southern suburb of

, along with Town Green in the south-east and Holt Green in the south-west. Aughton has its own parish council. It is part of the Aughton and Downholland

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for West Lancashire District Council elections and the West Lancashire constituency for the

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Communications

Aughton is bounded on the west by the A59

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road and bisected to the east by the B5197

to Kirkby road that runs north-south through the village. The parish has two railway stations, Town Green and Aughton Park, both on the

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of the

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network, and part of the former

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Facilities

Aughton has two shopping areas; on Moss Delph Lane and Town Green Lane. Also, there are

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s and a park next to the fields and other open spaces totalling . There is a community centre, the Aughton Village Hall. The hall was opened in 1971 on land donated to the District Council. It is a registered charity and managed by a voluntary committee. Having moved from premises in Holt Green, the official opening of the new Aughton

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on 3 March 2003 saw it occupy the old waiting room and general outbuildings of Town Green railway station. At that time, this police station was the first in the

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to have the enquiry counter staffed exclusively by volunteers. There are two notable churches, Christ Church, a late Victorian building situated on Holborn Hill, one of the higher points in West Lancashire, and St Michael's Parish Church. St Michael's has been designated by

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as a Grade I

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. Aughton Park Baptist Church and St Mary's R C Church are also located within the civil parish. Moor Hall, on Prescot Road, is a Grade II* listed manor house built around 1600. It was converted in spring 2017 to a restaurant with rooms, being awarded a

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later that year. On Bold Lane is a social club, the Aughton Institute. Within the Institute is a memorial to three men from the Parish who were killed in

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and to 40 men who served. It was unveiled on 11 February 1922 by the

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Notable connections

* Donald Boumphrey, soldier and cricketer. Lived in Aughton, where he died in 1971 * Barry Cowan, tennis player, former member of Aughton Tennis Club * Kieran Dowell, Everton footballer, was born in Aughton *

Roy Evans Roy Quentin Echlin Evans (born 4 October 1948) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool. He eventually rose through the coaching ranks to become the team manager. While predominantly plyi ...

, former Liverpool FC player and manager, lives in Aughton * Gavin Griffiths, Leicestershire County Cricketer, lives in Aughton * John Grindrod 1919-2009, Anglican Primate of Australia, was born in Aughton on 14 December 1919 *

Colin Harvey James Colin Harvey (born 16 November 1944 in Liverpool, England) is an English former footballer who is best known for his time as a player, coach and manager with Everton. Playing career Harvey was born in Liverpool and joined Everton as ...

, footballer, lives in Aughton *

Alan Kennedy Alan Kennedy (born 31 August 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played the majority of his career as a left back for Newcastle United and then Liverpool. He was a stalwart member of the latter team that won many honours fr ...

, former footballer, lived in Aughton. * Les Pattinson, bass player for Echo & the Bunnymen, was raised in Aughton * Will Sergeant, guitarist for Echo & the Bunnymen, lived in Aughton

Gallery

File:Town Green railway station.JPG, Town Green station File:Aughton Park railway station.JPG, Aughton Park station File:St Michael's Parish Church, Aughton.JPG, St Michael's Parish Church File:Christ Church Aughton - geograph.org.uk - 92290.jpg, Christ Church File:AughtonVillageHall-Exterior.jpg, Aughton Village Hall File:The_Stanley_Arms_Pub.jpg, The Stanley Arms Pub

References

External links

Parish Council

Aughton Village Hall

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