Prescot is a small market town a few miles east of Liverpool in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. It has a compact centre with traditional streets and rail links into the city, making it a largely residential and commuter town while still surrounded by pockets of green space and nearby attractions.
The town is best known for its historic watch‑ and clock‑making industry, remembered today at the local Prescot Museum, and for its theatrical links: the modern Shakespeare North Playhouse sits alongside the legacy of early playhouses. Recent cultural and regeneration efforts, together with leisure draws in the borough such as Knowsley Safari Park and nearby country estates, give the town a mix of industrial heritage and community‑focused cultural life.
Postcode districts covering Prescot
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 23.4 miles
- Liverpool 5.3 miles
- Birkenhead 11.7 miles
- Preston 24.7 miles
- St. Helens 2.8 miles
- Wigan 10.4 miles
- Warrington 8.4 miles
- Bolton 18.6 miles
- Salford 21 miles
- Southport 17.2 miles
- Chester 16.3 miles
- Chester Castle 16.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Prescot South Ward 0.5 miles
- Whiston Parish 0.8 miles
- Rainhill Parish 1 mile
- Thatto Heath Ward 1.5 miles
- Whiston and Cronton Ward 1.5 miles
- Eccleston Parish 1.8 miles
- St. Gabriels Ward 2.1 miles
- St. Michaels Ward 2.1 miles
- West Park Ward 2.2 miles
- Cronton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Prescot North Ward 2.6 miles
- Birchfield Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Prescot
L34 1LU, L34 2AD, L35 3QW, L35 3PN, L35 9JE, L34 2UG, L35 3RQ, L34 5SS, L35 7HJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 6.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 21.4 miles
- Rainhill Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Whiston Railway Station 0.7 miles
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Schools in Prescot
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Primary
- Evelyn Community Primary School Primary
- Halsnead Primary School Primary
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Prescot Primary School Primary
- Rainhill High School Secondary
- St Ann's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community Primary
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary and St Paul's C of E Primary School Primary
- The Prescot School Secondary
- Tower College Independent - all ages
- Whiston Willis Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Anfield Stadium 7.4 miles
- Goodison Park Stadium 7.7 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles
- Aintree Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 8.2 miles
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 8.8 miles
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 8.8 miles
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 9.5 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 10.1 miles
- Lathom House Estate 10.2 miles
- DW Stadium Stadium 10.3 miles
- Prenton Park Stadium 10.8 miles