Hunger Hill, Lancashire

This article is about the village in West Lancashire. For the village in Greater Manchester, formerly in Lancashire, see Hunger Hill, Greater Manchester.

Hunger Hill
Sign at Hunger Hill
Hunger Hill
Location within Lancashire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGAN
Postcode districtWN6
Dialling code01257
UK Parliament

Hunger Hill is a small village three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) from the centre of Wrightington, in West Lancashire, England. It is described as a rural settlement.[1] It is on the B5250 Mossy Lee Road, and is in the civil parish of Wrightington.[2] According to local tradition, Hunger Hill gets its name from August 1648 during the Second English Civil War after The Battle of Preston when royalist soldiers who were much depleted stopped in the village for supplies.[3] The village is home to the White Lion pub, which has been serving the community since at least 1845.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Local Development Framework Green Belt Study 2011" (PDF). West Lancashire Council.
  2. ^ "Hunger Hill" (Map). Google Maps.
  3. ^ a b "Wrightington - White Lion Inn". Chorley's Inns and Taverns.


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