Barrow Nook
Barrow Nook is a small rural hamlet on the fringes of Bickerstaffe in the county of Lancashire, England.[1][2]
| Barrow Nook | |
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  Barrow Nook Location in West Lancashire  Barrow Nook Location within Lancashire | |
| OS grid reference | SD445027 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORMSKIRK |
| Postcode district | L39 |
| Dialling code | 01695 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Stone quarried from Barrow Nook was used to build the church and school at Bickerstaffe in the early 1840s.
Barrow Nook Hall was the former home of Richard John Seddon, until he emigrated in 1866. He later became Prime Minister of New Zealand.
References
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 108 Liverpool (Southport & Wigan) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228388.
- "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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