Eccleston
Parish in Chorley, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.651, -2.731 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 51 17 |
| Population: | 4,646 |
| Dialling code: | 01257 (Coppull) |
Eccleston is a small civil parish and village in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It has a compact historic centre of stone cottages and a parish church, sitting amid farmland and small woodlands on the fringe of the West Pennine moorland. The village feels distinctly rural while being only a short drive from the larger town of Chorley.
Traditionally agricultural, the area today combines farming with local services and a commuter population who travel to nearby centres such as Preston and Manchester. Residents value the local village hall, primary school and footpaths that open out into the surrounding countryside, and there are a number of older buildings and conservation-minded features that reflect its long local history.
Postcode districts covering Eccleston
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Liverpool 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Birkenhead 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Preston 8.6 miles13.8 km
- St. Helens 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Wigan 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Warrington 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Burnley 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Blackburn 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Blackpool 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Bolton 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Salford 21.3 miles34.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Eccleston Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Ulnes Walton Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Heskin Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Heskin Green Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Towngate Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Croston Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Wymott Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Seven Stars Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Charnock Richard Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Mawdesley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Eccleston
PR7 5TN, PR7 5SD, PR7 5RT, PR7 5SZ, PR26 9HE, PR7 5PB, PR7 5BF, PR7 5RS, PR7 5UQ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Manchester Airport 27.8 miles44.8 km
- Croston Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Euxton Balshaw Lane Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
Schools in Eccleston
- Eccleston Primary School Primary
- Eccleston St Mary's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Lathom House Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
- DW Stadium Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 8 miles12.8 km
- Dam Wood Forest 8 miles12.8 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Spring Wood Forest 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Old Wood Forest 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Deepdale Stadium 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 8.7 miles14 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles15.1 km