Lathom today is a pleasant rural parish located to the north east of Ormskirk, in the gently undulating coastal plains of West Lancashire, with a population of around 1000 people. It is not a town or even a village, but it is a dispersed rural settlement of fa...

In recent years much historical and archaeological research has been undertaken into topics such as the site of the late medieval fortified Lathom House. This included excavations, stone surveys and geographical surveys. The body of knowledge has grown immense...

In 1998, the history of Lathom was – and had been for centuries, surrounded by myths, folklore and academic argument. Work involving archaeologists, researchers, historians and our own members since Lathom Park Trust was informally set up in 1998 before its...