LANCASHIRE BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION Results 2019 Whole Village Results Champion Villages Winner Higham Runner Up Blacko Highly Commended West Bradford 4th Sabden 5th Wrea Green 6th Grindleton 7th Elswick 8th Presall & Knott End Large Villages Small Villages Winner Freckleton Winner Bretherton Runner Up Halsall Runner Up Little Eccleston Highly Commended Longton Highly Commended Haskayne 4th Grimsargh 4th Lathom 5th Parbold 5th Weeton 6th Hambleton 6th St Michael’s on Wyre 7th Adlington – Lower 7th Bilsborrow 8th Adlington – Higher 8th Holt Green Medium Villages Hamlets Winner Mawdesley Winner Wiswell Runner Up Chipping Runner up Barley 3rd Town Green Highly Commended Roughlee 4th Waddington 4th Welch Whittle 5th Chatburn 5th Newchurch in Pendle & Spenbrook 6th Barton 6th Whitechapel 7th Heapey 7th Shirdley Hill 8th Ribchester 8th Inglewhite LBKVC 1 / 5 Results 2019 OUTSTANDING FEATURES RESULTS 1 Places of Worship & Grounds (33 entries) Winner Wrea Green St Nicholas’ Runners Up Bilsborrow St Hilda’s Highly Commended Parbold Our Lady & All Saints 4th Higham Higham Church 5th Bretherton Congregational 6th Barley Chapel 7th Whitechapel St James’ 8th Chipping St Bartholomew’s 2 Schools (28 entries) Winner Halsall St Cuthbert’s Runner up Higham Higham School Highly Commended Sabden St Mary’s Primary 4th Adlington Lower Adlington Primary 5th Haskayne Haskayne Primary 6th Bretherton C of E Primary 7th Hutton Ashbridge School th 8 Hesketh Bank All Saints’ 3 Public Houses (32 entries) Winner Bretherton Blue Anchor Runner up Mellor Spread Eagle Highly Commended Lower Adlington The Retreat Halsall The Saracen’s Head 5th Roughlee The Bay Horse 6th Wiswell The Freemasons 7th Goosnargh The Grapes Holt Green Stanley Arms 4 Hotel/Guest House (10 entries) Winner West Bradford Eaves Hall Chipping Gibbon Bridge 3rd Lathom Briars Hall 4th Hurstwood Hurstwood Hall 5th Welch Whittle Park Hall 6th Langho Mytton Fold Bilsborrow Old Dunscombe House 8th Millstone Mellor LBKVC 2 / 5 Results 2019 5 Public Building (22 entries) Winner West Bradford Village Hall Runner up Roughlee Village Centre Highly Commended Haskayne Village Hall 4th Weeton Village Hall 5th Brindle Community Hall 6th Elswick Village Hall Grindleton Pavilion 8th Mawdesley Village Hall Parbold Village Hall 6 Public Playing Fields (21 entries) Winner Haskayne Jubilee Runner up Hambleton Bob Williamson Park Highly Commended Town Green William Arnold Silcock Field 4th Blacko Recreation Ground 5th Bretherton Recreation Ground 6th Elswick Village Hall site 7th Higham Playing Field Shirdley Hill Village Green 7 Children’s Play Area (21 entries) Winner Blacko Recreation Ground Freckleton Memorial Park Runner Up Mawdesley Millenium Green 4th Elswick Village Hall Gardens Hambleton Bob Williamson Park 6th Mellor St Mary’s Gardens 7th Bretherton Recreation Ground Higham Village 8 Industrial/Commercial Premises (10 entries) Winner Sabden Specialised Automotive Services Runner up Welch Whittle Festive Lights 3rd Bilsborrow Barton Grange Garden Centre Burscough Burscough Wharfe 5th Freckleton Threlfall’s Transport 6th Adlington Higher BH Fabrications 7th Adlington Lower White Bear Marina Chipping Bretherton’s Garage LBKVC 3 / 5 Results 2019 9 Shops (23 entries) Winner Longton Blundell’s Hardware Runner up Blacko The Hairdresser’s High Commended Parbold The Old Post Office 4th Sabden Ella Mai Beauty 5th Freckleton Lorenzo’s Barton Kopper Kettle 7th Chipping Farm shop Mawdesley Post Office Hesketh Bank The Old Bank 10 Sheltered Accommodation (12 entries) Winner Grindleton Almshoues Mawdesley Stocks Hall Runner up Blacko Hillview Highly Commended Goosnargh Bushell House 5th Burscough Pardo Court 6th Chatburn The Manor House Preesall & Knott End Juniper Close 8th Hesketh Bank Cropper Gardens 11 Notice Board (25 entries) Winner West Bradford Grindleton Rd Runner up Blacko Gisburn Rd/ Hollin Fold Higham Hall Rd/Kiln Hill 4th Adlington Lower Tow Council Park Rd Roughlee Pasture Lane 6th Bretherton The Apiary Higher Adlington Library Chorley Rd Wiswell Pendleton Rd 12 War Memorial (29 entries) Winner Blacko War Memorial Freckleton Cenotaph Runner up West Bradford Coronation Gardens Highly Commended Bilsborrow Memorial Sabden Memorial 6th Barley Wiswell 8th Preesall & Knot End The Mount Roughlee Wrea Green LBKVC 4 / 5 Results 2019 13 Bowling Green (12 entries) Winner Sabden Crown Green Club Runner up Bretherton Hambleton 4th Freckleton Memorial Park 5th Whitechapel 6th Mawdesley 7th Elswick 8th Barton Preesall & Knot End 14 Cricket Ground (9 entries) Winner Mawdesley Runner up Chatburn 3rd New Longton 4th Freckleton 5th Halsall 6th Grimsargh 7th Adlington Lower Heapey White Coppice 15 Accessible Public Garden (15 entries) Winner Wiswell Coronation Garden Waddington Coronation Gardens Runner up Haskayne Orchard & Wild Flower Garden 4th Elswick Wrea Green 6th Chipping Wild Flower Garden 7th Shirdley Hill 8th Newchurch LBKVC 5 / 5 Results 2019 .