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Ormskirk , town (1991 pop. 27,308), Lancashire, N England. Ormskirk is a market town. Silk and cotton textiles and metal goods are made. The church, with an embattled tower, contains the burial chapel of the earls of Derby. Nearby are ruins of Burscough Abbey (12th cent.). There is a teacher training college.

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Ormskirk, England/UK Ormeshirche ‘Church belonging to a Man called Orm’, either the founder or early owner, from an Old Scandinavian personal name, Ormr, and kirkja.

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Ormskirk Lancs. Ormeshirche c.1190. ‘Church of a man called Ormr’. OScand. pers. name + kirkja.

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