Haskayne


Haskayne is a small village in the county of Lancashire, England, and on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. It is to the north of Downholland Cross on the A5147 and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.Local residents are known as skayners.
The village is in Downholland civil parish, and forms part of the Aughton & Downholland ward, which is represented by three Conservative Party councillors and is part of the district of West Lancashire.

Toponymy

The name Haskayne is of Brittonic origin. The first element is hesg, meaning "sedge". The second is one of two suffixes, the singularitve -en, or -en meaning "distinguished by...".