Eccleston, St Helens

Eccleston
Village and Civil Parish
Christ Church, Eccleston
Eccleston Location within Merseyside
Population	10,433 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SJ485955
Civil parish	Eccleston
Metropolitan borough	St. Helens
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ST. HELENS
Postcode district	WA10
Dialling code	01744
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	St Helens South and Whiston
Website	www.ecclestonpc.org.uk
List of places UK England Merseyside 53°27′14″N 2°46′29″W / 53.4539°N 2.7748°W / 53.4539; -2.7748

Eccleston is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 10,433.^[1]

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the early history of Eccleston is marked by its status as a township, an area much larger than the modern civil parish, extending into what is now St. Helens.^[2] Part of the township was united with Parr, Sutton and part of Windle to form the Municipal Borough of St Helens in 1868.

Eccleston is one of seven civil parishes in the Borough of St Helens and one of the largest, covering the neighbourhoods of Eccleston Park, Gillars Green, Eccleston Mere, Eccleston village and an area around the A580 East Lancashire Road.