This
is West Lancashire's most northerly parish and has a lengthy
foreshore along the south bank of the River Ribble. It also extends
along the west bank of the river Douglas.
Eskyth, as in Hesketh Bank, is a Scandinavian word for racecourse.
Not that there is a racecourse in Hesketh Bank today but many years
ago a bygone lord of the manor held horse races on the sands where
the Douglas joins the Ribble. This is now predominantly a market
gardening area, once largely waste and marshland, washed up at high
tide by the sea. "Becconsall' is derived from beacon - as of the
type used in shipping navigation.
The chapel of Becconsall was erected in 1764 and stands on
slightly rising ground on the left bank of the Douglas near a bend
of the river, which flows past the building on the south and
east.
Website: Hesketh with Becconsall Parish Council
(external link)
Map:
Hesketh with Becconsall Parish