Visit Lathom Places

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

  

Lathom Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lathom

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Lathom history

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Toponymy

Lathom was recorded as Latune in the Domesday Book in 1086, Lathum in 1200, and Lathom in 1223 after which it was the usual spelling.

Manor

In 1066 the manor of Lathom was the most important of 17 manors held by Uctred, an Anglo-Danish landowner. These manors were set up by Æthelstan in the 10th century. By 1189 Robert Fitzhenry de Lathom possessed lands throughout south Lancashire.

Lathom House

Lathom is the location of Lathom House built in the Middle Ages, seat of the de Lathom and Stanley families. It was twice besieged during the English Civil War and was bought by Sir Thomas Bootle who restored the mansion. It passed through his niece to Richard Wilbraham and their son, Lord Skelmersdale.

Pilkington European Technical Centre

Pilkington, the European Division of Nippon Sheet Glass Group, has its European Technical Centre in Lathom. The site was formerly the main R&D facility for Pilkingtons plc.

Lathom geography / climate

Lathom, which measured about six miles from north to south, covered an area of 8,694½ acres in west Lancashire. The River Tawd and Eller Brook flow through the township to join the River Douglas, which forms part of its northern boundary.

You can visit Lathom places with Walkfo Lathom to hear history at Lathom’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lathom has 22 places to visit in our interactive Lathom 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 Lathom, 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 Lathom places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lathom & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Lathom places in an interactive Lathom map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Lathom Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Lathom places to visit

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

New Lane railway station New Lane railway station serves the rural communities and farming villages around New Lane in West Lancashire. It is situated near the Martin Mere bird sanctuary, which can be reached by a 1-mile walk. The main stone-built station building survives adjacent to the Wigan-bound platform, but is now in use as a private house.

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.

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