Kirkdale, Liverpool
| Kirkdale | ||
|---|---|---|
Metropolitan county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL | |
| Postcode district | L4, L5, L20 | |
| Dialling code | 0151 | |
| Police | Merseyside | |
| Fire | Merseyside | |
| Ambulance | North West | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Kirkdale is a district of
History
Kirkdale is a working class area with mainly Victorian terraced houses. From 1885 to 1983, it was part of the Liverpool Kirkdale constituency.
Kirkdale is bordered by
Boundary Street was an ancient division between the township of Kirkdale and Liverpool before Liverpool's expansion took in Kirkdale in the 1860s. It thus separates Kirkdale and Vauxhall.
Kirkdale is now undergoing a large amount of regeneration. The old Easby estate has been demolished to make way for new two-, three- and four-bedroom properties. They have been built for both local residents and incomers.
Transport
There are three railway stations in the district, owing to its size and location near where the
Places of worship
St. Lawrence with St. Paul's, Kirkdale is the Church of England parish church. The parish boundary runs from the edge of Bootle to the north down until the edge of the Vauxhall area and to the edge of Walton in the east. St. Lawrence church joined with St. Paul's in 2002 when the parish of St. Paul with St. Mary's, Bootle, was split in two and brought into the Liverpool North Deanery, in Liverpool Diocese.[2]
The Catholic community is served by the Parish of St John and
Kirkdale Cemetery
Kirkdale has a large cemetery containing 386
Notable residents
- April Ashley, model
- Bessie Braddock, politician
- James Campbell, artist
- William Connolly, soldier, buried at Kirkdale Cemetery
- Victor Grayson, politician
- William Halsall, marine painter, born in Kirkdale
- James Hanley, novelist and playwright was born in Kirkdale in 1897
- Gerald Hanley, author and screenwriter, brother of James Hanley, was born here in 1916
- Michael Holliday, singer
- Brian Jacques, author
- Steve McManaman, footballer
- Paul Reynolds, musician
- Paul Smith, boxer
- Stephen Smith, boxer
- Liam Smith, boxer
- Callum Smith, boxer
- Anthony Gordon, footballer
- Jonjoe Kenny, footballer
References
- ^ "City of Liverpool ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Diocese of Liverpool
- ^ "Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cemetery, with list of casualties". Commonwealth War Graves Commission date accessed = 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Francis William Lionel C. Beaumont". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Mary Elizabeth Beaumont". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
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