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The Maharishi University (the transcendental meditation university — one of Britain's most unusual educational establishments), the new town heritage, and a Lancashire new town with an unexpected spiritual dimension
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Skelmersdale was designated a new town in 1961 to house Merseyside overspill. In the 1990s, followers of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi — who popularised Transcendental Meditation with the Beatles — established a significant community and university here. The town has a quiet spiritual identity alongside its working-class roots.
The Maharishi University campus has an interesting architectural and philosophical story. The town's Concourse shopping centre. Ormskirk and Wigan are close for wider amenities.
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The Maharishi University is unusual but significant. The new town economy has diversified. Independent businesses serve the community. List your Skelmersdale business on Roam to reach local customers in Lancashire.
Roam covers all of Skelmersdale including Upholland, Ormskirk, Burscough, Rainford, Billinge. The Maharishi University campus has an interesting architectural and philosophical story. The town's Concourse shopping centre. Ormskirk and Wigan are close for wider amenities.
