page_title: Lathom
section_title: Lathom House
hierarchical_section_title: Lathom / History / Lathom House
context_page_description: Lathom is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, about 3 miles northeast of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 914. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through Lathom.
context_section_description: Lathom is the location of Lathom House built in the Middle Ages,  seat of the de Lathom and Stanley families, twice besieged during the English Civil War and subsequently bought by Sir Thomas Bootle who restored the ancient mansion. It passed through his niece to Richard Wilbraham and their son, Lord Skelmersdale. The main block was demolished in 1925.
caption: Artist's impression of Lathom House at the time of the English Civil War
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