Huncoat

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Huncoat
Huncoat shown within Lancashire
Population	4,400 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD775305
District	Hyndburn
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ACCRINGTON
Postcode district	BB5
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Hyndburn
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°46′12″N 2°20′24″W / 53.77, -2.34

Huncoat is a small village in Lancashire, England; situated in the North West. It is located to the east of Accrington.

Huncoat railway station is on the East Lancashire Line.

[edit] Origins

Huncoat can trace its origins to the survey of England produced by William The Conqueror in 1086 that became known as the Domesday Book. The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin where Hun, or Hunna was a family name and Cotte is an Old English name for a shelter for small animals.