Economy
Mere Brow was primarily an agricultural village due to the excellent soil, although there was fishing activity for many years. Production of flowers and vegetables is common on the farms around the village. The village has a public house, the 'Legh Arms', named from the owners of Bank Hall, a restaurant, cafe, smithy, a village hall, general store and animal feed merchants, "Ascroft's" and livery yard. At the leisure lakes there is a golf driving range and nine-hole course, caravan park, equestrian centre, paintballing, watersport and angling centre. The village had two petrol garages on the A565 road which closed, one re-opened in 2002 as a carwash. The Post Office closed in 2008 and the nearest is in Banks. The bank closed in the mid 1990s and is now a residential dwelling.
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