Background to Burscough
town centre
Burscough is a small rural town set within the agricultural land
of the West Lancashire plain.
The town boasts good transport links with
two train stations and the Leeds-Liverpool Canal running through
the town. The internationally important Wildfowl and Wetland
Trust’s, Martin Mere reserve, is also located nearby.
The small town centre comprises linear
development on either side of the busy A59 Liverpool-Preston
road and for a number of years the building stock and public areas
looked tired and in need of repair, which discourage people
from shopping in or visiting the town.
The centre also lacked a sense of
character or appeal, as there was no public square or meeting
place, and pedestrians felt dominated by heavy traffic from the
A59.
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