Childwall
Childwall | ||
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Metropolitan county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | LIVERPOOL | |
Postcode district | L16 | |
Dialling code | 0151 | |
Police | Merseyside | |
Fire | Merseyside | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Childwall (
Overview
The earliest recorded reference to Childwall was in the
Childwall was traditionally part of the
Childwall has a large roundabout called the Childwall Fiveways, which is one of the busiest in Liverpool. Since the year 2000, the area immediately surrounding the Fiveways has gradually developed into an area for bars and restaurants. Childwall's pubs include the Childwall Abbey Hotel, the Halfway House, and the Childwall Fiveways Hotel. Housing in Childwall is almost entirely detached or semi-detached, and there are very few terraced houses.
The television production company
Education
Primary schools
- Childwall Church of England Primary School
- King David Schools (encompassing a Nursery, Primary, High School, and Sixth Form)
- Our Lady's Bishop Eton Roman Catholic Primary & Junior School
- Rudston Infant & Junior School
- St Paschal Baylon Roman Catholic Primary School
Secondary schools
- King David High School
Higher education
Transport
The nearest railway stations are Mossley Hill or Broadgreen. Historically, there was also Childwall railway station. Regular bus services connect the district with Liverpool John Lennon Airport and the city centre, as well as surrounding districts.
Notable people
- Brian Barwick, sports team chairman[7]
- Craig Charles, actor, lived in Childwall as a teen
- Jodie Comer, actress, raised in Childwall
- Edwina Currie, politician
- Les Dennis, television presenter, partly raised in Childwall
- Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, raised in Childwall
- Jon Flanagan, footballer
- Alex Fletcher, actress, born in Childwall
- Samantha Giles, actress, lived in Childwall whilst filming Hollyoaks
- Jason Isaacs, actor, partly raised in Childwall
- Simon Jones, musician, partly raised in Childwall
- Jeremiah Markland, classical scholar, born in Childwall
- Ray Quinn, actor, singer, born in Childwall
- Liverpool
- Dai Davies, footballer, lived in Childwall while playing for Everton in 1970s
Governance
Childwall is within the
The district of Childwall is in the
References
- ^ a b Liverpool Ward Profiles: Childwall (PDF), Liverpool City Council, 2021
- ^ Brief History, All Saints Parish Church, Childwall, archived from the original on 19 July 2007
- ^ Wild, Jonathon, The History of Childwall, retrieved 23 January 2009
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna, Open Domesday, retrieved 6 December 2023
- ^ Townships: Childwall, A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, British History Online, 1907, pp. 108–111, retrieved 6 February 2009
- ^ Liverpool, A Vision Of Britain Through Time, archived from the original on 31 August 2012, retrieved 26 March 2008
- ^ Spent childhood at 15 Eastham Close per his autobiography Anfield Days and Wembley Ways (Sport Media 2011)
- ^ "Fifth Periodical Report - Mapping for the London Boroughs and the Metropolitan Counties" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Election Results for Childwall, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Raynor, Dominic. "Liverpool local election results 2023: who won council elections in my area". Liverpool World. National World Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
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