Haskayne

Village in Lancashire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Haskayne is a small village in the county of Lancashire, England, and on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. It is to the north of Downholland Cross on the A5147 and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.Local residents are known as skayners.

London185 mi (298 km) SE
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Haskayne
Old Schoolhouse
Haskayne is located in the Borough of West Lancashire
Haskayne
Haskayne
Location in West Lancashire
Haskayne is located in Lancashire
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Haskayne
Location within Lancashire
OS grid referenceSD359080
 London185 mi (298 km) SE
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District
Shire county
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORMSKIRK
Postcode districtL39
Dialling code01704
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53.565°N 2.968°W / 53.565; -2.968
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The village is in Downholland civil parish, and forms part of the Aughton & Downholland ward, which is represented by three Conservative Party councillors and is part of the district of West Lancashire.[1]

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The name Haskayne is of Brittonic origin.[2] The first element is hesg, meaning "sedge" (Welsh hesg, Breton hesk, Irish seisc; see Heskin).[2] The second is one of two suffixes, the singularitve -en, or -en meaning "distinguished by...".[2]

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