(L40 5UN) Ormskirk - Cranes Lane

Large lay-by with 3 entrances on north side of Hall Lane ( B5240) Wide enough to park on either side . No services. A busy country road connecting the SW Lancs plain to motorway network (M58) Small monument in the lay-by as this was the entrance to a WW1 Remount Depot that trained war horses for service in France. Also inside entrance is the ancient Lathom Chapel , historic connections to the English Civil war , siege of Lathom House and the origins of some of the highest nobility in England. 10 min drive into the market town of Ormskirk -Mkt on Thurs & Sat.(Don’t be tempted to use private Cranes Lane opposite as its unmade and heavily potholed)