Bispham, West Lancashire
| Bispham Green | |
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 The Eagle and Child public house, Bispham Green |
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| Bispham Green shown within Lancashire | |
| OS grid reference | SD488134 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORMSKIRK |
| Postcode district | L40 |
| Dialling code | 01257 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Bispham Green is a village in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. Bispham is the civil parish containing the village. The village has a population of 207 (2001 Census), and is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Mawdesley and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Parbold. At the 2011 Census population details are included in Hilldale.
Bispham Green is one of over twenty towns and villages which, together, make up the local government district of West Lancashire. Bispham is the only parish in the West Lancashire district that is served by a parish meeting instead of a town or parish council. The surrounding areas was once popular for osier (willow growing) for the basket weaving trade, but since the 1950s the land has reverted solely to agricultural use. There are no industrial buildings and no future planning for any extensive development.
Bispham is south of Croston, Mawdesley and Tarleton, north of Hilldale and Parbold, west of Heskin, Wrightington and Eccleston. The River Douglas travels through Bispham and it is a tributary to the River Ribble and has two tributaries itself, the River Tawd and the River Yarrow. It shares its local parish with Mawdesley as Bispham has no actual churches on its land. The land around Bispham is both pastoral and arable and abundant with wildlife. Bispham covers an area of approximately 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of grade 2 agricultural land. Rising to 80 metres above sea level at its eastern tip, it is bounded on the south side of the River Douglas, and on the north side of Bentley Brook.
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