Community
Burscough has a number of primary schools, which are:
- Lordsgate Township C of E
- St. Johns Church of England
- Burscough Village (formerly Colbern Close Primary)
- Burscough Bridge Methodist
- St. Johns Catholic
Burscough's high school is:
- Burscough Priory Science College
There is also a secondary school, Burscough Priory Science College (formerly Burscough Priory High School), and also a small public library. Shopping in the town is dominated by a large Tesco supermarket, however there remains some other smaller shops including a Spar and a Co-op, as well as local florists, barbers, etc. For many years there was an Ordnance Depot on the eastern edge of Burscough, but this has closed and the site has been redeveloped into housing.
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