Visit Hoscar Places

Welcome to Visit Hoscar Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hoscar

  

Hoscar Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hoscar

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Hoscar etymology

Hoscar is derived from the Old Norse hross or Old English hors and kjarr (marshland) An early recorded form is Horsecarr (1347)

Hoscar geography / climate

The village is bounded to the north east by the River Douglas and to the south is the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. To the north west is the moss from which the village derives its name. Parts of the moss are only 20 feet above sea level.

You can visit Hoscar places with Walkfo Hoscar to hear history at Hoscar’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hoscar has 23 places to visit in our interactive Hoscar map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Hoscar, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Hoscar places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hoscar & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 23 audio facts unique to Hoscar places in an interactive Hoscar map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hoscar Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Hoscar historic spots	Hoscar tourist destinations	Hoscar plaques	Hoscar geographic features
Walkfo Hoscar tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hoscar

  

Best Hoscar places to visit

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Hoscar has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hoscar’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hoscar’s information audio spots:

River Tawd The River Tawd flows through Skelmersdale and Lathom in West Lancashire. It is a tributary of the River Douglas which it joins in Lathom. Parts of the river are a county biological heritage site.

St John the Baptist Church, Burscough St John the Baptist Church is in Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Lancashire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Burscough Methodist Church Burscough Methodist Church was built in between 1868 and 1869 of a brick construction in a cruciform layout. The church was opened on 26 March 1869, with construction coming in under budget.

Burscough F.C. Burscough Football Club is a member of the North West Counties League, and competes in the Premier Division. Its home ground is Victoria Park, Mart Lane, in Burscough, Lancashire.

Blythe Hall, Lathom Blythe Hall is a large grade II listed country house in Lathom, Lancashire. It is a two-storey building of rendered sandstone rubble with stone slate roofs.

Lathom House Lathom House was a large country house in the parish of Lathom in Lancashire. Built between 1725 and 1740, the main block was demolished in 1925.

Mawdesley Mawdesley is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 1,702 at the 2011 Census.

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