Drummersdale

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Drummersdale
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Drummersdale Mission Church
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Drummersdale
Location in West Lancashire
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Drummersdale
Location within Lancashire
OS grid reference SD394129
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ORMSKIRK
Postcode district L40
Dialling code 01704
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Lancashire
53°36′36″N2°54′58″W / 53.610°N 2.916°W / 53.610; -2.916

Drummersdale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Scarisbrick, West Lancashire, England.

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Etymology

The etymology is doubtful, although the final element of the name is certainly either Old English dæl "dale, valley" or the cognate Old Norse dalr, as in Rochdale. The name was recorded as Drimersdele in 1152.

Transport

Drummersdale lies on the B5242 road and is near Bescar Lane railway station on the Manchester to Southport line.