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Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England, 13mi north of Liverpool, 11mi northwest of St Helens, 9mi southeast of Southport and 18mi southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is famous for its gingerbread.Geography and administrationOrmskirk lies on sloping ground on the side of a ridge, whose highest point is 68m above sea-level, at the centre of the West Lancashire Plain, and has been described as a "planned borough", laid out in the 13th century. Ormskirk is an unparished area, surrounded by the parishes of Bickerstaffe, Aughton, Scarisbrick, Burscough, Lathom and Lathom South.The town is located in the district of West Lancashire and is the site of the headquarters of West Lancashire Borough Council.Since Ormskirk does not have a parish council, a voluntary association, Ormskirk Community Partnership, was created in 2009, with the support of the West Lancashire Borough Council, to act as a voice for Ormskirk. Ormskirk is home to Edge Hill University.