Downholland | |
Settlement Type: | Civil parish |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Borough of West Lancashire#Lancashire |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Lancashire##Location in Lancashire |
Coordinates: | 53.553°N -2.958°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | England |
Subdivision Name1: | West Lancashire |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lancashire |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | North West England |
Seat Type: | Status |
Seat: | Parish |
Parts Style: | para |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 913 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Downholland is a civil parish in Lancashire, England, on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. The population at the 2011 census was 913. The area contains several villages including Haskayne, Barton and Downholland Cross, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the A5147. It also contains attractions such as Farmer Ted’s.
Downholland was originally a township in the parish of Halsall, becoming formally a separate parish in 1866. It formed part of West Lancashire Rural District and, since 1974, is part of the West Lancashire district.
Downholland is located very near the fields that were the purported location of Argleton.