Official Name: | Tarlscough |
Country: | England |
Region: | North West England |
Os Grid Reference: | SD434140 |
Coordinates: | 53.62°N -2.855°W |
Constituency Westminster: | West Lancashire |
Post Town: | ORMSKIRK |
Postcode Area: | L |
Postcode District: | L40 |
Dial Code: | 01704 |
Civil Parish: | Burscough |
Shire District: | West Lancashire |
Shire County: | Lancashire |
Static Image Name: | Brandreth Barn B&B, Tarlscough.JPG |
Static Image Caption: | Brandreth Barn bed and breakfast |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Borough of West Lancashire |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Lancashire |
Tarlscough is a hamlet in the West Lancashire district, in the English county of Lancashire. It is roughly (by road) north of the centre of Burscough.
The main feature of the hamlet is Martin Mere Wetland Centre, which is a major attraction for the North West of England as it is a site of special scientific interest, a special protection area and a Ramsar site.[1]
The nearest train station is New Lane railway station which is a 1-mile walk south from Martin Mere. There are three roads running through the hamlet, Fish Lane to the north west, Tarlscough Lane to the south east and Marsh Moss Lane to the south.