Ormskirk is renowned for its gingerbread, historic market, nature reserves, wildlife and as a go to place for Scouser looking to escape the city.
But did you know the market town has produced top musicians, leading comedians, sport champions, world record holders and many other famous faces too?
Here we take a look at 10 household names and successful celebrities that were born or raised in Ormskirk.
5. Tom Hartley
Ormskirk Cricket Club ex-junior went from an unknown lefty to an England bowling hero after a seven wickets haul on his Test Cricket, including the winning wicket in what has been dubbed one of England's 'greatest ever' wins in India. He’s the son of Bill Hartley, who won 4 x 400m European Championship gold in 1974. | Stu Forster/Getty Images Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images
6. Pixey
Ormskirk-born singer-songwriter Elizabeth Hillesdon is known professionally as Pixey. She has performed songs from her mini-album live at Maida Vale Studios for Jack Saunders' BBC Radio 1 Future Artists show and had singles ‘I'm Just High’ and ‘Melody (From You to Me)’ premiered on the radio station. In 2023, ‘Just Move’ was used as the theme song for the BBC broadcast of the FIFA Women's World Cup. | Image: instagram/iampixey Photo: instagram/iampixey
7. Roly Howard
Roly Howard holds the Guinness World Record for the longest serving senior club football manager. Born in Ormskirk, the now 89-year-old set the record down the road at Marine FC, where he was manager for 33 seasons, from 1972 to 2005. During his tenure the club played 1,975 matches, won five league titles and 15 cup competitions, including eight successes in the Liverpool Senior Cup and four in the Lancashire FA Trophy. | x.com/MarineAFC Photo: x.com/MarineAFC
8. Sandy Edmonds
Ormskirk-born pop singer and model Sandy Edmonds was whisked away by her parents to New Zealand, where she became the country's most recognizable teen idol in the 1960s. Hugely famous down under, she toured with the Rolling Stones, the Searchers, the Yardbirds and Roy Orbison and performed in Hong Kong and Hawaii before making it big in Australia. She turned her back on the industry and disappeared in the 1970s. | The Sound of Sandy album