Aughton, Lancashire
Aughton is a
village and
civil parish in the
West Lancashire district of
Lancashire,
England, between
Ormskirk in Lancashire and
Maghull in
Merseyside.
According to the 2001
census it had a population of 8,342. The parish includes Aughton village itself, and part of the Aughton Park estate, which is a southern suburb of Ormskirk, along with Town Green.
Aughton has its own
parish council and is part of the 'Aughton and Downholland'
ward for West Lancashire District Council elections.
The parish has two railway stations,
Town Green and
Aughton Park, both on the
Northern Line of the
Merseyrail network, and part of the former
Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway.
Aughton has two shopping areas; in Aughton village and Town Green. Aughton also possesses a
park,
village hall, and
playing fields.
