Scarisbrick

"SCARISBRICK, a township in the parish of Ormskirk, hundred of West Derby, county Lancaster, 3 miles N.W. of Ormskirk, its post town, and near the Burscough railway station. The village, which is large, is situated on the Leeds canal. The township includes a part of Martin-Mere, which was drained in 1799 by Mr. Eccleston. The soil is of a loamy and sandy nature, with a subsoil of sand. There are brick kilns. The living is a curacy annexed to the vicarage of Ormskirk, in the diocese of Chester. The church is dedicated to St. Mark. The interior of the church contains a carved pulpit. The parochial charities produce about £18 per annum. There is a National school for boys, also British and Foreign schools. The Wesleyans and Roman Catholics have each a place of worship. Among the principal seats are Dummersdale, Gorsuch Hall, Biglake, Heskin Hall, Hurlston Hall, Fairlake, and Scarisbrick Hall-which last is an ancient mansion situated in a park; the hall contains some pictures by Martin and other masters, and is now the seat of C. Scarisbrick, Esq., who is lord of the manor and holds a court-leet annually."