Newburgh, Lancashire
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| Population | 1,056 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD482103 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wigan |
| Postcode district | WN8 |
| Dialling code | 01257 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Newburgh is a rural village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, located about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Skelmersdale and 5 miles (8.0 km) from Ormskirk. Its population in 2001 was 1,080, decreasing to 1,056 at the 2011 Census.
Newburgh's history can be traced back to 1304 when a licence was granted to start a weekly market. Previously part of Lathom and Burscough Urban District, Newburgh became part of Ormskirk Urban District in 1931 and part of West Lancashire district in 1974. The Newburgh ward comprises the parishes of Newburgh and Lathom. Historically it was part of the parish of Lathom.
The village has a conservation area at its centre and includes many historic Carolean and Georgian buildings, including the schoolhouse of 1714. In 2006 it won the Champion Village Class for the second time in the Lancashire Best Kept Village Competition. Accommodation is available at the Red Lion Hotel and there is a post office, village shop and tearoom. There is an Anglican church (Christ Church, founded in 1857), a primary school and two scout groups, the 1st Newburgh and Dalton BBS & BGS Scout group and the 56th Ormskirk (Newburgh and Dalton) Scout Association Group.
Newburgh Village Fete takes place every year in June, starting with the procession (including Newburgh all girls Morris dancers, the previous year's Rose Queen, and various other treats), later is the crowning of the new Rose Queen.
Newburgh is twinned with the town of Newburgh, Indiana, United States.
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