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- Aigburth
- Allerton, Merseyside
- Aluminium
- Anfield (ward)
- Anfield, Liverpool
- Angel of the North
- Association football
- Belle Vale (ward)
- Benchill
- Broadgreen
- Bryant and May
- Canning, Liverpool
- Childwall
- Childwall (ward)
- Chinatown, Liverpool
- Clubmoor
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- County (ward)
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- Cressington (ward)
- Croxteth
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- Dingle, Liverpool
- Districts of England
- Domesday Book
- Dovecot, Merseyside
- England
- Everton (ward)
- Everton, Liverpool
- Fairfield, Liverpool
- Fazakerley
- Fazakerley (ward)
- Garden city movement
- Garston, Merseyside
- Gateacre
- Gateshead
- George Harrison
- Gillmoss
- Grassendale
- Greater Manchester
- Greenbank (ward)
- Hale, Halton
- Halewood
- History of Liverpool
- Horwich
- Hunts Cross
- IMD2000
- John Hanning Speke
- Kirkdale (ward)
- Kirkdale, Merseyside
- Knotty Ash
- Knotty Ash (ward)
- L postcode area
- Les Dennis
- Liverpool
- Manorialism
- Merseyside
- Merseyside Police
- Morrisons
- Mossley Hill
- Mossley Hill (ward)
- Netherley, Liverpool
- Norris Green
- Norris Green (ward)
- North West England
- Novartis
- Old English language
- Old Swan
- Old Swan (ward)
- Orrell Park
- Parish
- Parr, St Helens
- Paul McCartney
- Picton (ward)
- Post town
- Regions of England
- River Mersey
- Shop Direct Group
- Skelmersdale
- Speke
- Speke Airport
- Speke Hall
- Speke-Garston (ward)
- St Michael's Hamlet
- Stoneycroft
- Template Liverpool
- Toxteth
- Tudor period
- Tuebrook
- United Kingdom
- Vauxhall, Liverpool
- Walton, Liverpool
- Warbreck (ward)
- Wavertree
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- Whiston, Merseyside
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Aigburth
Coordinates: 53°22′01″N 2°56′31″W / 53.367°N 2.942°W / 53.367; -2.942
Aigburth
i/ˈɛɡbərθ/ is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Dingle, Mossley Hill, and Garston.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Aigburth means "hill where oak trees grow" and is a hybrid place-name: the first part of the name is from Old Norse eikr "oak tree" (which is found in Eikton in Cumbria and Eakring in Nottinghamshire) and Old English beorg meaning " hill, tumulus" but here in the sense "rising ground". This element usually occurs as "-borough" (as in Barlborough in Derbyshire) or more rarely as "-barrow" (e.g. Backbarrow in Cumbria). The meaning is probably derived from the presence of a sacred oak grove in the area. The name was also recorded as Eikberei in an undated record.
The spelling Aigburgh (or, more rarely, Aighburgh) is sometimes found in old publications and historical documents (for example, S. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)), as well as in modern references to former residents and is occasionally seen as an alternative (if incorrect) spelling today.
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Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley, which is located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England.
It is a steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres (66 ft) tall, with wings measuring 54 metres (177 ft) across. The wings do not stand straight sideways, but are angled 3.5 degrees forward; Gormley did this to create "a sense of embrace".
It stands on a hill on the southern edge of Low Fell, overlooking the A1 and A167 roads into Tyneside, and the East Coast Main Line rail route, south of the site of Team Colliery.
Work began on the project in 1994 and cost £1 million. Most of the project funding was provided by the National Lottery. The Angel was finished on 16 February 1998.
Due to its exposed location, the sculpture was built to withstand winds of over 100 mph (160 km/h). Thus, 600 tonnes of concrete were used to create foundations which anchor the sculpture to rock 70 feet (21 m) below. The sculpture was built at Hartlepool Steel Fabrications Ltd using Corten weather resistant steel. It was made in three parts—with the body weighing 100 tonnes and two wings weighing 50 tonnes each—then brought to its site by road. It took five hours for the body to be transported from its construction site in Hartlepool, up the A19 road to the site.
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Benchill
Benchill is a district of the city of Manchester, England, part of the massive Wythenshawe council estate, approximately eight miles (c. 12 km) south of Manchester City Centre.
In 2000, Benchill was named in the Index of Multiple Deprivation as the most deprived ward out of 8414 in England (the Index is a governmental measure of local employment, income, health, education, housing, child poverty, and availability of local services). Since the release of the index, several schemes have been set up to assist the residents of Benchill.
Following a review by the Boundary Committee for England, Benchill was disestablished as a local government ward in 2003, and the area was divided between the neighbouring wards of Sharston, Woodhouse Park, and Northenden.
The area also gained national media attention in February 2007 when Conservative Party leader David Cameron visited the estate, only to be targeted by a group of youths, one of whom made a gun gesture with his hand towards him that was caught on film.
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Broadgreen
Coordinates: 53°24′22″N 2°53′47″W / 53.4062°N 2.8965°W / 53.4062; -2.8965
Broadgreen is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Located on the eastern edge of the city, it is bordered by Old Swan to the north west, Knotty Ash to the north east, Childwall to the south and, further east, Bowring Park. Until 2004, it was a Liverpool City Council Ward.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Broadgreen is primarily a residential area, made up of semi-detached and detached houses. As a small district, it often merged with Childwall, a larger suburb of the city. It is home to Broadgreen Hospital and Broadgreen International School
Broadgreen covers an area of just over a square mile (2.97 km2) and in the 2001 Census had a population of 14,889 (6,919 males, 7,970 females).
Situated close to the end of the M62, the area is served by Broad Green railway station, where regular trains depart for Liverpool city centre, Manchester, Wigan and St Helens.
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Childwall
Coordinates: 53°23′42″N 2°52′52″W / 53.395°N 2.881°W / 53.395; -2.881
Childwall is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Gateacre, Wavertree, Belle Vale, Broadgreen, Bowring Park and Mossley Hill. In 2008 the population was recorded as 14,085.
The earliest recorded reference to Childwall was in the Domesday Book of 1086.
"Four Radmans held Childwall as four Manors. There is half a hide. It was worth eight shillings. There was a priest, having half a carucate of land in frank almoign."
Childwall was known as Cileuuelle in the 1086 Domesday Book meaning 'a stream where youngsters meet' from the Old English words cild and wella. Historically the name has been recorded as Childewalle (1212 and 1332), Chaldewall (1238), Childwall (1261), Childewelle (1291), Chaldewal (1305) and Childewall (1354).
Childwall was traditionally part of the West Derby Hundred. It was an urban district from the Local Government Act 1894 until it was annexed to Liverpool in 1913.
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Clubmoor
Coordinates: 53°26′06″N 2°55′44″W / 53.435°N 2.929°W / 53.435; -2.929
Clubmoor is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council ward.
At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 13,387. The Clubmoor ward is heavily residential but with a few areas of employment such as the nearby district centre known locally as "Broadway" situated on Broadway/Broad Lane.
As a Liverpool City Council ward, it is represented by three Labour Party councillors - Roz Gladden, James Noakes and Irene Rainey. The local Member of Parliament is Labour MP Steve Rotherham.
The Clubmoor area is situated in north Liverpool and is bordered by the nearby districts of Norris Green, Anfield and Tuebrook. The main Liverpool inner ring-road Queens Drive (A5058) passes through Clubmoor.
Transport wise, Clubmoor is well served by buses on the routes to Liverpool city centre and also on Queens Drive. Until 1960 it was served by Clubmoor railway station on the old loop line.
During world war 2, a notable incident of the area was the ammunition train explosion of 1940. The train was leaving the docks in order to avoid the luftwaffe bombing, but was hit near Townsend Lane with the explosion sent the debris flying in all directions at such speed that a train wheel smashed through the doorway of the Clubmoor pub killing the manager. The driver of the train, George Roberts (later awarded a medal) acted extremely selflessly and managed to detach the back end of the train and shunt it away to stop it from catching fire. One of the men was off duty railwayman John Guinan from Witton Road who ran to help as soon as he heard the blast. To this day, many of the surrounding houses have been affected by the blast.
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Croxteth
Coordinates: 53°26′53″N 2°54′27″W / 53.44819°N 2.90757°W / 53.44819; -2.90757
Croxteth is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Although housing in the area is predominantly modern, the suburb has some notable history. It is known locally as "Crocky". At the 2001 Census it had a population of 16,543.
The name is believed to derive from a contraction of Crocker's Staithe, or the landing place of Crocker, which is a likely reference to a Viking landing via the River Alt, which passes through Croxteth and at the time of the Viking invasion of Britain was navigable through the area. The similar root is also possible for Toxteth.
Prehistoric tools were found on a site in Croxteth in 1992, though there were no signs of any permanent settlement. Since then the land has been developed.
The suburb is adjacent to Croxteth Hall, the former home of the Earls of Sefton, and close to West Derby, another suburb that predates Liverpool, being recorded in the Domesday Book. The "Dog and Gun" Public House (closed, 2005) was a historic hostelry, likely associated with the hunt from Croxteth Hall.
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England
Englandi/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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Fazakerley
Coordinates: 53°28′03″N 2°56′27″W / 53.4676°N 2.9408°W / 53.4676; -2.9408
Fazakerley (
/fəˈzækərli/) is a suburb of north Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and a Liverpool City Council Ward. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 15,062. It is known locally as 'Fazak'.
The Fazakerley area is located in north Liverpool, with neighbouring districts that include Croxteth, Aintree and Kirkby.
Some of the notable features of the area are Fazakerley railway station, Altcourse (HM Prison) and Fazakerley Hospital, officially known as Aintree University Hospital.
Unusually, part of Fazakerley is in the neighbouring borough council of Knowsley, with the boundary running down Copple House Lane. A section of the Knowsley side of Fazakerley is often referred to as the "Field Lane Estate". The separate "Sparrow Hall" estate is on the edge of Fazakerley, near to the A580 East Lancashire Road and Norris Green.
Fazakerley takes its name from Anglo-Saxon root words – all descriptive words pertaining to land; Faes-aecer-leah. This can be broken down to faes (border or fringe), aecer (field) and lea, or lei, meaning a wood or clearing.
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Gateacre
Coordinates: 53°22′59″N 2°51′40″W / 53.3831°N 2.861°W / 53.3831; -2.861
Gateacre ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a district of Liverpool, England, located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from the city centre. It is bordered by Childwall, Woolton and Belle Vale. The area is noted for its Tudor Revival architecture and contains over 100 listed buildings within a quarter-mile radius of the village centre, making it one of the most important historic areas in the city.
Gateacre can trace its roots back to at least the 12th century, although it wasn't until the mid-seventeenth century that the name was first used to refer to area. It remained a primarily rural village until the nineteenth century, when it began to grow rapidly as new transport links and businesses developed. Gateacre was officially adsorbed into Liverpool in 1913, however it wasn't until the post-war period that it became part of city's metropolitan area. In the 1950s and 1960s, large scale housing developments occurred in and around Gateacre, while a new comprehensive school and shopping centre were built. In 1969, in order to protect the area's historic buildings, Gateacre was declared a conservation area, becoming one of the first in Liverpool.
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Gateshead
Coordinates: 54°57′N 1°36′W / 54.95°N 1.60°W / 54.95; -1.60
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England, and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside. Gateshead town centre and Newcastle City Centre are joined by seven different bridges across the Tyne, including the landmark Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The town is becoming increasingly well known for several examples of iconic architecture such as the Sage Gateshead, the Angel of the North, and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
There has been a settlement on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne, around the old river crossing where the Swing Bridge now stands, since Roman times.
Theories of the derivation of the name 'Gateshead' include 'head of the (Roman) road' or 'goat’s headland', as the River Tyne at this point was once roamed by goats.
The first recorded mention of Gateshead is in the writings of the Venerable Bede who referred to an Abbot of Gateshead called Utta in 623. In 1068 William the Conqueror defeated the forces of Edgar the Ætheling and Malcolm king of Scotland (Shakespeare's Malcolm) on Gateshead Fell (now Low Fell and Sheriff Hill).
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Gillmoss
Coordinates: 53°27′29″N 2°53′58″W / 53.45819°N 2.89957°W / 53.45819; -2.89957
Gillmoss is an area in north Liverpool, Merseyside, England, located between Croxteth, Fazakerley and Kirkby.
Gillmoss is a predominantly industrial area with little residential housing although pockets exist around the East Lancashire Road, and parts have been described as a 'ghost town' after years of decay. Used car retailer Carcraft has its Merseyside base in Gillmoss. More recently, a commercial development known as Stonebridge Park has been built as part of regeneration project in this part of north Liverpool.
One of Liverpool's largest bus depots, originally built by Liverpool Corporation Transport but now owned by Stagecoach, is based in Gillmoss on the East Lancs Road.
Gillmoss falls between the neighbouring suburbs of Croxteth and Fazakerley with Kirkby nearby. As a small district, it is often merged with Croxteth, a larger suburb of the city.
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Grassendale
Coordinates: 53°21′29″N 2°54′25″W / 53.358°N 2.907°W / 53.358; -2.907
Grassendale is a district of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England. It is located in the south of the city, bordered by Aigburth, Allerton and Garston.
St Mary's Church in Grassendale opened in August 1853.
Grassendale is a prestigious, almost entirely residential suburb, which consists of large, expensive and detached 19th century villas. The area is particularly green, and the houses are set well back from the road. This district retains classic-style streetlamps which give the area a traditional feel.
Grassendale Park and Cressington Park were designated as conservation areas on 13 November 1968. The ward, which contains both parks and the housing, is called Cressington. Otterspool Promenade is located nearby and runs along the bank of the River Mersey from just north of Garston Docks to Otterspool Park.
Cressington railway station is located in the centre of the district, providing Northern Line (Merseyrail) services to Southport, Liverpool and Hunts Cross.
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Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972.
Greater Manchester spans 493 square miles (1,277 km2). It is landlocked and borders Cheshire (to the south-west and south), Derbyshire (to the south-east), West Yorkshire (to the north-east), Lancashire (to the north) and Merseyside (to the west). There is a mix of high-density urban areas, suburbs, semi-rural and rural locations in Greater Manchester, but overwhelmingly the land use is urban. It has a focused central business district, formed by Manchester city centre and the adjoining parts of Salford and Trafford, but Greater Manchester is also a polycentric county with ten metropolitan districts, each of which has at least one major town centre and outlying suburbs. The Greater Manchester Urban Area is the third most populous conurbation in the UK, and spans across most of the county's territory.
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Halewood
Coordinates: 53°21′36″N 2°50′24″W / 53.3599°N 2.8400°W / 53.3599; -2.8400
Halewood is in Merseyside, England and is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. The district lies near Liverpool's southeastern boundary, bordered by the suburbs of Hunts Cross and Woolton.
Historically a part of Lancashire, at the 2001 Census, the population of the civil parish was 20,309. The combined population of Halewood's four local government wards was 29,217.
Halewood railway station opened in 1988.
Halewood is home to the Jaguar Land Rover Body & Assembly facility, which produces the Land Rover Freelander, Range Rover Evoque and up until Friday 18 December 2009 the Jaguar X-Type. On the same site is a large factory owned by Getrag which produces gearboxes for amongst others the Ford Transit, Ford Fiesta and the Land Rover Defender.
There is also the Dista Factory which produces pharmaceuticals. Everton Football Club have built their new training ground and youth academy on the edge of Halewood called Finch Farm
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Horwich
Coordinates: 53°35′35″N 2°33′32″W / 53.593°N 2.559°W / 53.593; -2.559
Horwich ( /ˈhɒrɪtʃ/) is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Chorley, 5.8 miles (9.3 km) northwest of Bolton and 20 miles (32 km) northwest from the city of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway close to the south and west. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, Horwich had a population of 19,312.
Historically within Lancashire, Horwich emerged in the Middle Ages as a hunting chase. Streams flowing from the moors were harnessed to provide power for bleachworks and other industry at the start of the Industrial Revolution. The textile industry became a major employer and after 1884 the construction of the railway works caused the population of the town to increase dramatically. The old industries have closed and regeneration has been led by out of town developments, particularly at Middlebrook, which, since 1997 has been the base of Bolton Wanderers football club, who play at the Reebok Stadium, having moved from Burnden Park near Bolton town centre.
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Knotty Ash
Coordinates: 53°24′47″N 2°53′24″W / 53.413°N 2.890°W / 53.413; -2.890
Knotty Ash is an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Historically within Lancashire, at the 2001 Census, the population was 13,200.
Knotty Ash is a small area on the eastern fringe of Liverpool and neighbouring districts include West Derby, Old Swan, Broadgreen and Dovecot.
It derived its name from a gnarled ash tree. In the 1960s it was made famous in the United Kingdom by stand-up comedian and local resident Ken Dodd, in whose television programme the dwarfish comic characters he called the Diddy Men lived there. In his BBC children's television programme Ken Dodd And The Diddymen (1969), the fictitious Diddyland, boasting the highest sunshine rate in the world, was situated in the centre of Knotty Ash. The Diddy Men worked in the local "Jam Butty Mines".
In 2004, Mr Dodd planted a new ash tree close to the site of the original (outside the Knotty Ash pub).
Knotty Ash is mentioned in the lyrics of the song "Liverpool Lullaby" written by Stan Kelly-Bootle.
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Liverpool
Liverpool ( /ˈlɪvəpuːl/) is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Liverpool was 445,200 and was part of a larger urban area of 816,216.
Historically a part of Lancashire, the urbanisation and expansion of Liverpool were both largely brought about by the city's status as a major port. By the 18th century, trade from the West Indies, Ireland and mainland Europe coupled with close links with the Atlantic Slave Trade furthered the economic expansion of Liverpool. By the early 19th century, 40% of the world's trade passed through Liverpool's docks, contributing to Liverpool's rise as a major city.
Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians but are also colloquially known as "Scousers", in reference to the local dish known as "scouse", a form of stew. The word "Scouse" has also become synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect. Liverpool's status as a port city has contributed to its diverse population, which, historically, were drawn from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, particularly those from Ireland. The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
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Merseyside
Merseyside ( /ˈmɜrzisaɪd/) is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool. Merseyside, which was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, takes its name from the River Mersey.
Merseyside spans 249 square miles (645 km2) of land which border Lancashire (to the north-east), Greater Manchester (to the east), and Cheshire (to the south and south-west); the Irish Sea is to the west. North Wales is across the Dee Estuary. There is a mix of high density urban areas, suburbs, semi-rural and rural locations in Merseyside, but overwhelmingly the land use is urban. It has a focused central business district, formed by Liverpool City Centre, but Merseyside is also a polycentric county with five metropolitan districts, each of which has at least one major town centre and outlying suburbs. The Liverpool Urban Area is the seventh most populous conurbation in the UK, and dominates the geographic centre of the county, while the smaller Birkenhead Urban Area dominates the Wirral Peninsula in the south.
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Mossley Hill
Coordinates: 53°22′44″N 2°55′05″W / 53.379°N 2.918°W / 53.379; -2.918
Mossley Hill is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Aigburth, Wavertree, Childwall and Allerton. At the 2001 Census, the Mossley Hill ward had a population which was recorded at 12,650.
The area was made famous in the 1960s thanks to the Beatles' hit song Penny Lane, named after a suburban street located within Mossley Hill. Penny Lane runs between Allerton Road and Greenbank Road. The Penny Lane area is on the routes of various tour buses with thousands of tourists visiting annually.
In July 2006, a Liverpool Councillor proposed renaming certain streets because their names were linked to the slave trade. It was soon discovered that Penny Lane was possibly named after James Penny, a wealthy 18th century slave ship owner and strong opponent of abolitionism. Ultimately, city officials decided to forego the name change and re-evaluate the entire renaming process. On 10 July, 2006, Liverpool officials said they would modify the proposal to exclude Penny Lane.
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Norris Green
Coordinates: 53°26′06″N 2°55′44″W / 53.435°N 2.929°W / 53.435; -2.929
Norris Green is a large housing estate and council ward in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 17,784.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Norris Green was developed in the 1920s and named after the Liverpool-based Norris family.
It is thought the land Norris Green was built on was donated to the city by Lord Derby, who was at the time resident at nearby Knowsley Hall. Although it is also suggested Lord Derby did not give the land away - he didn't own it in the first place.
The area called Norris Green was a farming estate and its stretched as far as stone bridge house to the north and Norris Green Farm (opposite the junction of Hornspit Lane and Almonds Green) to the south - The sale boundary in 1920s consisted of the railway, Carr Lane, Dwerryhouse Lane and Hornspit Lane. It was bought by the council for the sum of £65,000 from the estate of Leyland & Naylor.
The area is defined by a number of major thoroughfares. These are: the A580 East Lancashire Road and a small portion of Walton Hall Avenue to the north; Lowerhouse Lane and Dwerryhouse Lane to the east; Muirhead Avenue and Queens Drive to the south and Townsend Avenue back to Walton Hall Avenue to the west.
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Old Swan
Coordinates: 53°24′43″N 2°55′05″W / 53.412°N 2.918°W / 53.412; -2.918
Old Swan is an inner-city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located fairly centrally in the city, bordered by Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the 2001 Census, the population of Old Swan was 12,938 (5,999 males, 6,939 females).
The area is named after one of two public houses at a main road junction, the other being the Red House.
The A57 road passes through Kensington and Fairfield prior to running through Old Swan and then through Knotty Ash, towards Prescot and on to St Helens.
Housing in the district is mostly in densely-packed terraced houses, though there are exceptions. The popular Doric Park is tucked away behind rows of terraced houses. The Edge Lane retail park runs parallel to Old Swan.
In the area there is an NHS walk-in health centre, along with an emergency surgery.
There are also three dental surgeries on Derby Lane that deal with a mixture of NHS and private patients.
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Orrell Park
Coordinates: 53°27′00″N 2°57′31″W / 53.450°N 2.9585°W / 53.450; -2.9585
Orrell Park is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a small residential area of northern Liverpool between the large districts of Aintree and Walton.
The area features Orrell Park railway station of the Merseyrail system. A popular night club and concert venue, The Ballroom, is located in the district. The area has historical and cultural links which include the Titanic, The Beatles and The Canadian Army Mutiny in the First World War.
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River Mersey
The River Mersey ( /ˈmɜrzi/) is a river in North West England. It is around 70 miles (113 km) long, stretching from Stockport, Greater Manchester, and ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
The Mersey is formed from three tributaries: the River Etherow, the River Goyt, and the River Tame. The modern accepted start of the Mersey is at the confluence of the Tame and Goyt, in central Stockport, Greater Manchester. However, older definitions, and many older maps, place its start a few miles up the Goyt at Compstall; for example the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica states "It is formed by the junction of the Goyt and the Etherow a short distance below Marple in Cheshire on the first-named stream." The 1784 John Stockdale map shows the River Mersey extending to Mottram, and forming the boundary between Cheshire and Derbyshire.
From Stockport it flows through Didsbury, Northenden, Stretford, Urmston and Flixton, then at Irlam it flows into the Manchester Ship Canal, which is the canalised River Irwell to this point. The course of the Mersey has been obliterated by the Canal past Hollins Green to Rixton although the old river bed can be seen outside Irlam and also at Warburton. At Rixton the River Bollin enters the Canal from the south and the Mersey leaves the Canal to the north, meandering through Woolston, where the Ship Canal Company's dredgings have formed a nature reserve (Woolston Eyes), and Warrington. It is tidal from Howley Weir in Warrington, although high spring tides often top the weir. A small bypass around Howley Weir, Howley Lock, was created before the ship canal existed, but is now redundant. The lock is still visible.
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Skelmersdale
Coordinates: 53°32′58″N 2°46′16″W / 53.5495°N 2.7712°W / 53.5495; -2.7712
Skelmersdale is a town in West Lancashire, England. It lies on high-ground on the River Tawd, 6 miles (10 km) to the west of Wigan, 13 miles (21 km) to the northeast of Liverpool, 15 miles (24 km) south-southwest of Preston. As of 2006, Skelmersdale had a population of 38,813, down from 41,000 in 2004. The town is known locally as Skem. The first recorded use of the name Skelmersdale appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. It was under the rule of Uctred as part of the hundred of West Derby.
The urbanisation and development of Skelmersdale largely coincided with the Industrial Revolution. Industrial scale coal mining began in the early 19th century and continued to expand during that century to give rise to Skelmersdale as an important colliery village.
Skelmersdale was designated as a new town in 1961.
The River Tawd flows through Skelmersdale into a country park. The main country park is at Ashurst Beacon, a hillside location that is also home to a golf club.
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Speke
Coordinates: 53°20′27″N 2°50′28″W / 53.3409°N 2.8410°W / 53.3409; -2.8410
Speke (pronounced Speak) is an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, close to the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. It is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south east of the city centre and to the west of the town of Widnes.
Speke is bordered by a number of other areas; Garston, Hunts Cross, Halewood and Hale Village and is located near to the widest part of the River Mersey.
The name derives from the Old English Spec, meaning 'brushwood'. It was known as Spec in the Domesday Book, which gave Speke Hall as one of the properties held by Uctred. (Today Speke Hall, now a Tudor wood-framed house, is open to the public.)
In the mid 14th century, the manors of Speke, Whiston, Skelmersdale, and Parr were held by William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre.
Until the 1930s, Speke was a small village with a population of 400; by the end of the 1950s more than 25,000 people were living in the area. The local All Saints Church was built by the last resident owner of Speke Hall, Miss Adelaide Watt.
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Speke Hall
Speke Hall is a wood-framed wattle-and-daub Tudor manor house in Speke, Liverpool, England. It is one of the finest surviving examples of its kind.
Construction of the current building began in 1530, though earlier buildings had been on the site, parts of which are incorporated into today's structure. The Great Hall was the first part of the house to be built, in 1530. The Great (or Oak) Parlour) wing was added in 1531. Around this time the North Bay was also added to the house. Between 1540 and 1570 the south wing was altered and extended. The west wing was added between 1546 and 1547. The last significant change to the building was in 1598, when the north range was added by Edward Norris. Since then there have only been minor changes to the Hall and gardens.
The oak frame, typical of the period, rests on a base of red sandstone surrounded by a now dry moat. The main beams of the house are stiffened with smaller timbers and filled with wattle and daub.
The house features a thunderbox toilet, a priest hole and a special observation hole built into a chimney in a bedroom to allow the occupant to see the approach to the house to warn the priest that people were coming. There is also an eavesdrop (a small open hole under the eaves of the house) which allowed a servant to listen in on the conversations of people awaiting admission at the original front door.
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Stoneycroft
Coordinates: 53°25′16″N 2°55′33″W / 53.4211°N 2.9257°W / 53.4211; -2.9257
Stoneycroft is an area of inner-city Liverpool, England and part of the Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Old Swan wards.
Stoneycroft is a small residential district of Liverpool located to the east of city. Liverpool's inner ring-road, Queens Drive, runs past Stoneycroft and creates a border between the area and West Derby. Stoneycroft is also bordered by Tuebrook and Old Swan.
There is a bus depot in Stoneycroft on Green Lane. It is owned by Arriva North West.
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Toxteth
Coordinates: 53°23′22″N 2°58′17″W / 53.3894°N 2.9713°W / 53.3894; -2.9713
Toxteth is an inner city area of Liverpool, England. Located to the south of the city, Toxteth is bordered by Liverpool City Centre, Dingle, Edge Hill, Wavertree and Aigburth.
The district lies within the borders of the ancient township of Toxteth Park. Industry and commerce are confined to the docks on its western border and a few streets running off Parliament Street. Toxteth is primarily residential, with a mixture of old terraced housing, post-World War II social housing and a legacy of large Victorian houses.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, as Liverpool expanded the ancient park of Toxteth was gradually urbanised. Large Georgian houses were built in the Canning area, followed in the Victorian era by more grand houses, especially along the tree-lined Prince's Road/Avenue boulevard and around Prince's Park. The district quickly became home to the wealthy merchants of Liverpool, alongside a much larger poor population in modest Victorian terraces. Now, some of these streets of terraces are boarded up, awaiting demolition.
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Tuebrook
Coordinates: 53°25′44″N 2°56′02″W / 53.429°N 2.934°W / 53.429; -2.934
Tuebrook is an area of inner-city Liverpool, Merseyside, England. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 14,490.
The origin of the name may be Tew Brook, which was a tributary of the Alt. The Brook itself is now almost entirely piped or culverted, with the last exposed section at the back of a disused cinema.
Tuebrook includes Newsham Park, the Victorian, Grade I listed building St John's Church, Tuebrook Market and Tuebrook police station. It is part of the Parliamentary Constituency of Liverpool West Derby. An interesting characteristic of the main shopping street is that all shops are on one side of the street only. This is largely due to extensive demolition during upgrading of the main road.
Tuebrook has two secondary schools nearby: Holly Lodge Girls College located on Queens Drive and West Derby School located on Mill Bank.
The area is politically interesting, as it consistently elects Liberal (as opposed to Liberal Democrat) Councillors to Liverpool City Council. Indeed, at recent elections, the Tuebrook Liberals have enjoyed the largest majorities of any councillors on Liverpool City Council.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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Wavertree
Coordinates: 53°23′53″N 2°56′01″W / 53.398°N 2.9337°W / 53.398; -2.9337
Wavertree is an area of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, and is a Liverpool City Council ward. It is bordered by a number of districts to the south and east of Liverpool city centre from Toxteth, Edge Hill, Fairfield, Old Swan, Childwall and Mossley Hill.
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The name derives from the Old English words wæfre and treow, meaning "wavering tree", possibly in reference to aspen trees common locally. It has also been variously described as "a clearing in a wood" or "the place by the common pond". In the past the name has been spelt Watry, Wartre, Waurtree, Wavertre and Wavertree. The earliest settlement of Wavertree is attested to by the discovery of Bronze Age burial urns in Victoria Park in the mid 1880s. The Domesday Book reference is "Leving held Wauretreu. There are 2 carucates of land. It was worth 64 pence".
Wavertree was part of the parish of Childwall in the West Derby hundred.
Wavertree also boasts a village lock-up, commonly known as The Roundhouse, despite being octagonal in shape. Built in 1796, and later modified by prominent local resident and architect Sir James Picton, it was once used to detain local drunks. The lock-up was made a listed building in 1952. A similar structure, known as Prince Rupert's Tower, survives in Everton. The village green, on which Wavertree's lock-up was built, is officially the only surviving piece of common land in Liverpool.
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West Derby
Coordinates: 53°26′02″N 2°54′25″W / 53.4338°N 2.9070°W / 53.4338; -2.9070
West Derby (i/ˈdɑːbi/ DAR-bi) is a suburb in the north of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is also a Liverpool City Council ward. At the 2001 Census, the population of the ward was 14,801 (7,182 males, 7,619 females).
Mentioned in the Domesday Book, West Derby achieved significance far earlier than Liverpool itself. The name West Derby comes from an Old Norse word meaning "place of the wild beasts" and named an administrative area called the West Derby hundred, or West Derbyshire, which covered south west Lancashire.
It was home to the Earls of Sefton (family name Molyneux), whose house, Croxteth Hall, and the surrounding countryside estate now forms Croxteth Park, an attractive public space.
West Derby once had a castle, now completely disappeared, but still retains a courthouse built in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I: the first (Wapentake) court in West Derby was established around 1,000 years ago. The West Derby Courthouse, built in 1586, was restored and conserved in 2005 and is the only freestanding post-medieval courthouse in Britain. The tiny Grade II* listed building is open to the public between 2 pm and 4 pm every Sunday except Easter from April to October inclusive, admission free.
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Widnes
Coordinates: 53°21′47″N 2°43′41″W / 53.363°N 2.728°W / 53.363; -2.728
Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in Cheshire, England, with an urban area population of 58,300 in 2010. It is located on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn. Upstream and 8 miles (13 km) to the east is the town of Warrington, and downstream to the west is the neighbouring area of Speke, of the city of Liverpool. Historically part of Lancashire, the town later came under Cheshire for administrative purposes in the 1974 local government reorganisation.
Prior to the Industrial Revolution Widnes consisted of a small number of separate settlements on land which was mainly marsh or moorland. In 1847 the first chemical factory was established and the town rapidly became a major centre of the chemical industry. The demand for labour was met by the immigration of large numbers of workers from Ireland, Poland, Lithuania and Wales. The town continues to be a major manufacturer of chemicals and there has been a degree of diversification of the town's industries.
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Woolton
Coordinates: 53°22′26″N 2°51′54″W / 53.374°N 2.865°W / 53.374; -2.865
Woolton is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located at the south of the city, bordered by Gateacre, Hunts Cross, Allerton and Halewood. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 14,836.
Originally a separate village, it was incorporated into the City of Liverpool in 1913. The area was referred to as Uluentune in the Domesday Book, with the name translating as "farm of Wulfa". Shortly after the Domesday survey, which was completed in 1086, Woolton became part of the Barony of Halton and Widnes. In 1189, a charge was granted by John, Constable of Chester, to the order of Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, a religious order who protected the routes for Christians who were on a pilgrimage to The Holy Land. These Knights Hospitallers held land in Woolton for over 350 years, until it was confiscated from them in 1559 by Queen Elizabeth I. The manorial rights to Woolton passed from Queen Elizabeth to James I who sold them to William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby. Woolton then passed to Isaac Green, and through his daughter to her son Bamber Gascoyne of Childwall (MP for Liverpool 1780-96 and an ancestor of Bamber Gascoigne who hosted University Challenge for many years), and is presently owned by the Marquis of Salisbury.
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George Harrison
George Harrison,MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian culture and mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as their Western audience. Following the band's break-up he was a successful solo artist, and later a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys. Harrison was also a session musician and a film and record producer. He is listed at number 11 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
Although most of The Beatles' songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, Beatle albums generally included one or two of Harrison's own songs, from With The Beatles onwards. His later compositions with The Beatles include "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". By the time of the band's break-up, Harrison had accumulated a backlog of material, which he then released as the triple album All Things Must Pass in 1970, from which two hit singles originated: a double A-side single, "My Sweet Lord" backed with "Isn't It a Pity", and "What Is Life". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for former Beatle Ringo Starr, as well as songs for the Traveling Wilburys—the supergroup he formed in 1988 with Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison.
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John Hanning Speke
John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa and who is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile.
Speke was born on 4 May 1827 at Orleigh Court,Buckland Brewer near Bideford, North Devon. In 1844 he was commissioned into the British army and posted to India, where he served under Sir Colin Campbell during the First Anglo-Sikh War. He spent his leave exploring the Himalayan Mountains and Mount Everest and once crossed into Tibet.
In 1854 he made his first voyage to Africa, joining an expedition to Somalia led by the already famous Richard Burton. The expedition did not go well. The party was attacked and Burton and Speke were both severely wounded. Speke was captured and stabbed several times with spears before he was able to free himself and escape. Burton escaped with a javelin impaling both cheeks. Speke returned to England to recover and then served in the Crimean War.
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Les Dennis
Les Dennis (born Leslie Dennis Heseltine; on 12 October 1953) is an English comedian, television presenter and actor. He was best known as the host of Family Fortunes for 15 years.
Dennis was born in Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire. His father worked in a betting shop after service in the Royal Navy during World War II and a period as a football player on the books of Liverpool F.C. (but did not play for the first team), whilst his mother worked in a factory. He attended the Stockton Wood and Joseph Williams primary schools and then Quarry Bank High School after passing the Eleven plus exam. He had a Saturday job in Burton's clothes store whilst still at school and started in entertainment as a stand-up comedian in working men's clubs.
As a comedian Dennis worked the North West social and working men's clubs. In 1974, he won "New Faces", an ITV talent show and appeared on numerous light-entertainment shows. In 1982, he joined as one of the team on Russ Abbot's Madhouse and The Russ Abbot Show before forming a comedy partnership with fellow impressionist Dustin Gee, which in turn led to a series of their own, The Laughter Show. Following Gee's death in 1986, Les carried on The Laughter Show as a solo performer and became the third host of Family Fortunes for a fifteen-year run from 1987 to 2002.
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Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of the Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), he has been described by Guinness World Records as "The Most Successful Composer and Recording Artist of All Time", with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, and with Lennon formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. After leaving the Beatles, he began a solo career and later formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine.
According to the BBC, his Beatles song "Yesterday" has been covered by over 2,200 artists—more than any other song. Wings' 1977 release, "Mull of Kintyre", became one of the best-selling singles ever in the UK, and he is "the most successful songwriter" in UK chart history, according to Guinness. As a songwriter or co-writer, he is included on thirty-one number one titles on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2012 he has sold over 15.5 million RIAA certified units in the United States.
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Speke, Liverpool: Livin' on da South side
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- Duration: 3:00
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
SLH's Junior Board show us around Speke and Garston, explaining some of the history and speaking to some of the locals.
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SLH's Junior Board show us around Speke and Garston, explaining some of the history and speaking to some of the locals.
Interview with John Dodson, Speke resident
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- Duration: 1:13
- Updated: 08 Dec 2011
Speke Community Website: spekeyourmind.wordpress.com
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Speke Community Website: spekeyourmind.wordpress.com
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 2493
- author: TalkAboutLocal
SPEKE MMA - respect all , fear none
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- Duration: 3:32
- Updated: 01 Oct 2012
speke mma training
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speke trailer.mov
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- Duration: 0:41
- Updated: 02 Sep 2012
Young people describe what life is like in Speke Liverpool.
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Young people describe what life is like in Speke Liverpool.
- published: 10 Aug 2011
- views: 1631
- author: iscona1
Speke Warrior.
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- Duration: 2:03
- Updated: 04 May 2012
This video was uploaded from an Android phone. The big man (all in black) from speke makes his boxing debut/retirement... what a fighter!!!
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This video was uploaded from an Android phone. The big man (all in black) from speke makes his boxing debut/retirement... what a fighter!!!
- published: 25 Nov 2011
- views: 344
- author: kmccann246
AR. Drone Flight - Speke Area
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- Duration: 7:25
- Updated: 05 Nov 2012
Just a quick flight around the area in Speke, Liverpool on the Parrot AR. Drone. Sorry about the poor quality video, it was the way the Drone captured it.
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Just a quick flight around the area in Speke, Liverpool on the Parrot AR. Drone. Sorry about the poor quality video, it was the way the Drone captured it.
- published: 22 Mar 2012
- views: 356
- author: Ryan Kelly
b&q; speke winter warm up dance
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- Duration: 2:30
- Updated: 02 Jan 2013
b&q; speke gangnam style
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Ar drone speke
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- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Ar drone old airport Speke
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DB 90029 6L48 Garston - Dagenham @ Speke
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- Duration: 1:14
- Updated: 17 Dec 2012
New DB colours on 90029 working Garston-Dagenham car carriers 12/12/2012.
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New DB colours on 90029 working Garston-Dagenham car carriers 12/12/2012.
- published: 12 Dec 2012
- views: 197
- author: neil87008
Status Quo Caroline. Speke Hall Liverpool 3.6.12.
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- Duration: 5:18
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Quo open at a very wet and cold Speke Hall in Liverpool on Sunday 3rd June 2012.
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Quo open at a very wet and cold Speke Hall in Liverpool on Sunday 3rd June 2012.
- published: 04 Jun 2012
- views: 4184
- author: Tedthecamera
Miniture Model Christmas village, Dobbies in Speke, Liverpool
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- Duration: 1:19
- Updated: 24 Dec 2012
Beautiful old fashioned miniture christmas village. Dobbies garden centre in Speke, Liverpool www.dobbies.com
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Beautiful old fashioned miniture christmas village. Dobbies garden centre in Speke, Liverpool www.dobbies.com
- published: 12 Dec 2012
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- author: liverpoolboxingbaby
Forbidden JUiCE; Accidentally Girlfriend. 2nd June 2012, Speke. HD.
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Forbidden JUiCE performing Accidentally Girlfriend on 2nd June at Speke Hall, Speke. Feel free to follow me on Twitter; twitter.com :) Enjoy! :)
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Forbidden JUiCE performing Accidentally Girlfriend on 2nd June at Speke Hall, Speke. Feel free to follow me on Twitter; twitter.com :) Enjoy! :)
- published: 03 Jun 2012
- views: 2603
- author: Nicky Jones
Speke Chinhoyi Copacabana Harare Zimbabwe
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- Duration: 1:15
- Updated: 23 May 2012
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Speke Hall
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- Updated: 16 Aug 2012
me and erica went to speke hall last week and it was well nice, yes. cover by jackcampbellmusic:www.youtube.com
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me and erica went to speke hall last week and it was well nice, yes. cover by jackcampbellmusic:www.youtube.com
- published: 26 Jul 2012
- views: 117
- author: FrazNinja
Status Quo Live at Speke Hall Liverpool 2012
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- Duration: 4:07
- Updated: 05 Jun 2012
We went to watch The Christians plus the Quo yesterday 03/06/2012.
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We went to watch The Christians plus the Quo yesterday 03/06/2012.
- published: 04 Jun 2012
- views: 1193
- author: tim rigby
Craig Colton New Single Give Up Your Heart - Speke Hall - 2nd June 2012
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- Duration: 5:00
- Updated: 02 Jan 2013
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2 Shoes - Turn Me Out (New Single) - Speke Hall - 2nd June
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- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 24 Sep 2012
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Status Quo Roll Over Lay Down. Speke Hall Liverpool 3.6.12.
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- Duration: 5:31
- Updated: 29 Jun 2012
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Status Quo Mean Girl. Speke Hall Liverpool 3.6.12.
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- Duration: 5:38
- Updated: 09 Jun 2012
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Craig Colton - Hometown Glory - Speke Hall - 2nd June 2012
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- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
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Status Quo & The Christians at Speke Hall
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- Duration: 9:48
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
A very wet 3rd June 2012. The crowd forgot about the rain when the bands started playing.
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A very wet 3rd June 2012. The crowd forgot about the rain when the bands started playing.
- published: 06 Jun 2012
- views: 621
- author: Dave Jones
DIAMOND JUBILEE WEEKEND SPEKE HALL CONCERTS 2nd - 4th June 2012
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www.vision4dreams.com Like us www.facebook.com Follow us: www.twitter.com Vision4dreams filmed The Queen Jubilee Weekend at Speke Hall Concerts, Liverpool. We captured the excitement and intensity of the crowd enjoying the concert. We also interviewed some of the artists that performed over the weekend.
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www.vision4dreams.com Like us www.facebook.com Follow us: www.twitter.com Vision4dreams filmed The Queen Jubilee Weekend at Speke Hall Concerts, Liverpool. We captured the excitement and intensity of the crowd enjoying the concert. We also interviewed some of the artists that performed over the weekend.
- published: 07 Jun 2012
- views: 619
- author: Vision4DreamsTV
Status Quo Rockin All Over The World. Speke Hall Liverpool 3.6.12.
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- Duration: 3:44
- Updated: 16 Dec 2012
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02 Jan 2013
SEOUL -- In a domestically televised New Year's Day speech, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un said he wanted to "remove confrontation" on this divided peninsula and called on "anti-reunification forces" in South Korea to cease their hostility toward the North. The lengthy address, which laid out the national goals for 2013, marked Mr ... Mr. Kim on Tuesday asked for a detente -- but with prerequisites that the conservative Ms ... ....(size: 3.2Kb)
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01 Jan 2013
INZA BAKAYOKO. Associated Press= ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's commercial center, killing 61 people — many of them youths — and injuring more than 200, rescue workers said. The death toll was expected to rise, the officials said ... Issa Sako of the fire department rescue team.....(size: 8.1Kb)
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31 Dec 2012
Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the German economic climate in 2013 will be "even more difficult". In her new year message, she also cautioned that the eurozone debt crisis was far from over. However, she did say that reforms designed to address the roots of the problem were beginning to bear fruit ... In a taped interview to be broadcast later on Monday, Mrs Merkel urged Germans to be more patient ... Voters 'wary' ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)
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01 Jan 2013
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. For good reason Mark Charles, a member of the Navajo Nation, is deeply offended that buried on page 45 of the 2010 Defense Appropriation Act (after pages on the maintenance and operation of the United States Military) is an "official" apology to Native American People ... political leaders and officials find it extremely difficult in expressing remorse for past mistakes ... Escorted by the U.S....(size: 5.6Kb)
photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad
02 Jan 2013
ISLAMABAD -- Continuing a militant campaign of violence against aid workers in Pakistan, gunmen Tuesday shot dead seven Pakistani teachers and health workers, six of them women, police officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility ... The victims worked for the private Pakistani aid group Support With Working Solution, which works in the health and education sectors ... "One child, aged 7 to 8 years, miraculously survived." ... ....(size: 3.4Kb)
The Los Angeles Times
02 Jan 2013
WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval Tuesday night to a bill to rescind tax increases for the vast majority of Americans, but only after a day of closed-door debate among Republicans, who were forced to allow a vote on a compromise many in their party disdained ... Also ... The mood did not last ... Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio), an ally of Speaker John A ... Rep ... ... Speking economics, when taxes are higher on the wealthy they want more money....(size: 39.4Kb)
NZ Herald
28 Dec 2012
Ozzy Osbourne is set to have an airport named after him ... Jim said ... "It's an interesting idea and I've got an open mind ... Liverpool's Speke Airport was renamed John Lennon Airport to honour the late Beatles star, while Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport in California was renamed the Bob Hope Airport in 2003 ... ....(size: 1.5Kb)
Independent online (SA)
28 Dec 2012
Ozzy Osbourne is set to have an airport named after him ... Jim said ... “It's an interesting idea and I've got an open mind ... Liverpool's Speke Airport was renamed John Lennon Airport to honour the late Beatles star, while Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport in California was renamed the Bob Hope Airport in 2003 ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
BBC News
25 Dec 2012
The bell, which dates back to 1689, was one of eight in the tower at St Michael and All Angels Church in Highworth ... Memorial inscription ... Mrs Tombs said the £5,000 cost of transporting the bell from the church in Speke in Liverpool, and fitting it with a new headstock and clapper, was paid for by the local Parochial Church Council, and the Swindon branch of the Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bellringers ... ....(size: 3.1Kb)
Sowetan Live
21 Dec 2012
Scheduled to take place at Seshego Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, the tournament will feature 16 clubs - eight open and eight in the under-17 division ... Still in Limpopo, University of Pretoria winger Speke Manamela is also looking forward to an exciting tournament in Modimolle from December 24 to 29. He is funding the Speke Manamela Charity Cup from his own pocket ... ....(size: 1.9Kb)
noodls
21 Dec 2012
(Source. Liverpool City Council) Environment. Published on December 21st, 2012 . by News Team. Christmas trees can be recycled at the following sites set up by Liverpool City Council. • Alderfield Drive - Speke, by Millwood ... ... Related Posts ... (noodl....(size: 1.9Kb)
The Guardian
21 Dec 2012
Former Tesco chief Sir Terry Leahy plans to steer Aroras' discount retail business into uncharted territory. B&M; Bargains has opened approximately one store a week in the past year, helping the Arora brothers boost profits by about 30%. Photograph. Jozef Mikietyn/Alamy ... We work at B&M speed," said Simon Arora ... Simon Arora said ... In 2010, B&M moved its head office from Blackpool to Speke in Liverpool, close to the city's docks ... ....(size: 7.2Kb)
The Examiner
16 Dec 2012
The case came with the Beatles when they appeared at the Irby Village Hall on Sept. 7, 1962 ... George Harrison's suitcase. It was found after the show by Jim Irlam (one account identifies him as Dave Irlam), who, according to available information, was tidying the small room they had stored their belongings in and noticed a suitcase marked “GH Speke.” Speke is the area of Liverpool that George lived in ... A small note on it says ... ....(size: 3.2Kb)
All Africa
12 Dec 2012
Sowetan Live
12 Dec 2012
He is funding the Speke Manamela Charity Cup from his own pocket where proceeds are used to buy uniforms and pay for the studies of needy children in the area. It will be played at Ephraim Mohale Stadium from December 24 to 29 with 16 clubs from as far afield as Hamanskraal, Mokopane and Mookgopong taking part ... "The tournament has generated massive interest in Modimolle ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)
noodls
06 Dec 2012
Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC. . Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC. (the "Company"). Director and PDMR Shareholding. 6 December 2012. Notification of Transaction of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons ... The Awards are subject to good leaver provisions ... Name and Position ... - ... - ... Ben Speke 2 Director ... 2Ben Speke's award includes a voluntary deferral of profit share equating to 21,010 nil cost options....(size: 13.4Kb)
For the explorer, see John Hanning Speke. For other uses, see Speke (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 53°20′27″N 2°50′28″W / 53.3409°N 2.8410°W / 53.3409; -2.8410
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Speke shown within Merseyside |
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| OS grid reference | SJ441835 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Liverpool |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L24 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Garston and Halewood |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Speke (pronounced Speak) is an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, close to the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. It is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south east of the city centre and to the west of the town of Widnes.
Speke is bordered by a number of other areas; Garston, Hunts Cross, Halewood and Hale Village and is located near to the widest part of the River Mersey.
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History[link]
See also: History of Liverpool
The name derives from the Old English Spec, meaning 'brushwood'. It was known as Spec in the Domesday Book, which gave Speke Hall as one of the properties held by Uctred. (Today Speke Hall, now a Tudor wood-framed house, is open to the public.)
In the mid 14th century, the manors of Speke, Whiston, Skelmersdale, and Parr were held by William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre.[1]
Until the 1930s, Speke was a small village with a population of 400; by the end of the 1950s more than 25,000 people were living in the area. The local All Saints Church was built by the last resident owner of Speke Hall, Miss Adelaide Watt.[2]
From 1795 until 1921, the Speke estate had belonged to the Watt family; when the family died out, the estate was placed in trust.[3] It was bought by the Liverpool Corporation in 1928 for £200,000; the Corporation's intention was to build a complete self-contained satellite town (this was at a time when the garden city movement was underway). The parish of Speke became part of the county borough of Liverpool in 1932, having previously belonged to the Whiston Rural District.[4]
Constructed between 1930 and 1933, by the start of World War II, Speke Airport was the second busiest in the UK. Retention of control by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in London after the war meant that it had lost its leading position in the UK by the 1950s.
The industrial rise of Speke continued until the mid-1970s, when an equally rapid decline ensued. The closure of the Bryant and May match factory was a noted example of these problems, as was the closure of the Triumph car plant. The area has however retained a large pharmaceutical plant, currently owned by Novartis.
When the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation was published Speke was revealed to be the second most deprived ward in England and Wales (out of 8414). Only Benchill in Manchester had a higher level of deprivation.
Community[link]
Speke is known for Speke Hall, a Tudor wood-framed house now owned by the National Trust and open to the public. It is also notable as the location of Liverpool John Lennon Airport, known until 2001 as Liverpool Speke Airport. From the mid-1990s the re-development of the original airport site, enabled by the construction of the new airport complex and runway, had left land available for the construction of a business park. The completion of the A5001 road consolidated the rise of the airport and improved communications in the area. The Speke Liverpool local history website shows a lot of the developments that changed Speke the village into Speke the estate with photographs and documents from 1870's onwards.
The New Mersey Shopping Park was re-developed in 1999 from an older retail site. It houses many large retail and textile outlets as well as mainstream restaurants.[5] The New Mersey Retail Estate is situated between Speke and Garston, directly opposite to the Old Liverpool Airport main terminal building, which is now a hotel complex.
The area also features the Mersey Wave, officially opened on December 15 2003, a 200 ft (61 m) long and 100 ft (30 m) high illuminated sculpture comprising two sets of six aluminium fins.[6] The sculpture, designed by Peter Fink, was removed for repairs within weeks of opening, a problem causing its fins to move dangerously in high winds having been discovered.[7] It was rebuilt in June 2005 and the structure, 30 ft (9.1 m) taller than the Angel of the North at Gateshead is visible from as far as Winter Hill, Horwich, Greater Manchester.
Recent developments in Speke have seen a multi-million pound Morrisons superstore[[8]], situated directly next to the A561 Speke Boulevard (locally known as 'The Ford Road'), which is located only metres away from the Mersey Wave.
Football Club:Speke South Liverpool, a local amateur football side, was originally founded at the Austin Rawlinson Sports Centre, Speke. However, late 2005 saw the club relocate a short distance away to Mossley Hill.
Economy[link]
Speke is the location of the headquarters of Shop Direct Group, which claims to be the UK's largest online retailer.[9]
Notable residents[link]
References[link]
- ^ Edward Baines, William Robert Whatton, Brooke Herford, James Croston, The history of the county palatine and duchy of Lancaster, vol. 5 (J. Heywood, 1893), p. 2
- ^ Welcome to the Parish of Speke!, All Saints Church Speke, http://www.spekeliverpool.co.uk/index.html, retrieved 6 October 2007
- ^ The Watts, National Trust, http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-spekehall/w-spekehall-history/w-spekehall-history-watts.htm, retrieved 29 October 2008
- ^ Unit History of Liverpool, A Vision Of Britain Through Time, http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10027317, retrieved 22 August 2007
- ^ The New Mersey Retail Park, British Land, http://www.britishland.com/property/fundmanagement/hut/newmersey, retrieved 3 July 2006
- ^ Making A Big Splash!, BBC Liverpool, 18 December 2003, http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/capital_culture/2003/12/mersey_waves/index.shtml, retrieved 12 September 2007
- ^ Repaired Wave sculpture returns, BBC News, 7 June 2005, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4616407.stm, retrieved 12 September 2007
- ^ http://www.completelyretail.co.uk/scheme/2870/index.html Speke Retail Park on CompletelyRetail.
- ^ "Shop Direct's review hits jobs". Manchester Evening News. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/1093491_shop_directs_review_hits_jobs. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
External links[link]
- Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 24
- The Effect of Sir Ebenezer Howard and the Garden City Movement on Twentieth Century Town Planning
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Coordinates: 53°20′27″N 2°50′28″W / 53.3409°N 2.8410°W / 53.3409; -2.8410
Speke (pronounced Speak) is an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, close to the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. It is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south east of the city centre and to the west of the town of Widnes.
Speke is bordered by a number of other areas; Garston, Hunts Cross, Halewood and Hale Village and is located near to the widest part of the River Mersey.
The name derives from the Old English Spec, meaning 'brushwood'. It was known as Spec in the Domesday Book, which gave Speke Hall as one of the properties held by Uctred. (Today Speke Hall, now a Tudor wood-framed house, is open to the public.)
In the mid 14th century, the manors of Speke, Whiston, Skelmersdale, and Parr were held by William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre.
Until the 1930s, Speke was a small village with a population of 400; by the end of the 1950s more than 25,000 people were living in the area. The local All Saints Church was built by the last resident owner of Speke Hall, Miss Adelaide Watt.
