Pensby
| Pensby | ||
|---|---|---|
| Village | ||
Metropolitan county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | WIRRAL | |
| Postcode district | CH61 | |
| Dialling code | 0151 | |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL | |
| Police | Merseyside | |
| Fire | Merseyside | |
| Ambulance | North West | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Pensby (locally
At the 2001 census the village of Pensby had 6,900 inhabitants.[2] The 2011 census measured the population of the Pensby and Thingwall ward at 13,007.[3]
History
The name Pensby comes from
The "by"Lower Pensby was previously known as Newtown. This was due to the building of new houses around the turn of the twentieth century at the crossroads of Pensby Road and Gills Lane.[7]
The population of the village over time was recorded at 22 in 1801, 48 in 1901 and increasing significantly to 2,996 by 1951.[8]
Geography
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Governance
Pensby was formerly a
Pensby is represented nationally through the parliamentary constituency of
Community
Schools
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Pensby's primary schools are Ladymount RC Primary, and Pensby Primary School. The local secondary school is Pensby High School.
Churches
St. Michael and All Angels Church is a Church of England building on Gills Lane. The Emmanuel Holiness Church is an independent Evangelical ministry which is on Heswall Mount. The Holy Family Catholic Church is on Pensby Road.
Leisure
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Pensby has two community centres, the Hope Centre, adjoining Ridgewood Park on Fishers Lane, and the Kylemore Drive Community Centre. There is also an adult day centre on Somerset Road. Pensby Library is on Pensby Road. The 3rd Heswall Scout group is also based in Pensby.[11]
Public Houses
The Pensby Hotel was the single pub in the village, but after a £500,000 cannabis bust by police, was boarded up and left empty after October 2013. There was a campaign for the building to be listed as a community asset, meaning that the community would have been given six months to prepare a bid for it, which may or may not have been accepted by the owner, but community asset status was rejected by Wirral Council in September 2015. Planning permission was subsequently granted for the demolition of the building and construction of the new care home, and demolition began in October 2016.
Parks and Commons
Pensby Wood and Ridgewood Park are adjacent to Fishers Lane. Arrowe Park is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Pensby.
Sport
The famous
Pensby recreation centre and bowling club is on Pensby Road.
Transport
Road
Pensby is on the
Bus
Services operating in the Pensby area, as of January 2020:
| Number | Route | Operator | Days of Operation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chester - West Kirby | Stagecoach | Monday-Saturday |
| 175 | Heswall-Irby | A2B Travel | Monday-Saturday |
| 181 | Arrowe Park Hospital - Heswall | A2B Travel | Monday-Saturday |
| 471 | Heswall-Liverpool via Irby | Arriva North West/Stagecoach | Monday-Sunday |
| 472 | Barnston/Heswall-Liverpool | Arriva North West/Stagecoach | Monday-Sunday |
Rail
Heswall railway station on the Borderlands line is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Pensby and provides services between Wrexham and Bidston.
Landmarks
Pensby Hall is a two storeyed red sandstone dwelling with a slate roof. The windows are a mix of casements and sashes, some of which are mullioned. Built in 1688, with some structural additions to the property in the 19th century, it was designated a Grade II listed building in 1962.[15]
Notable people
- The guitarist Karl Benson, from the indie band Half Man Half Biscuit, is from Pensby.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Wirral 2001 Census: Pensby". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Sulley, Philip (1889). The Hundred of Wirral. B. Haram & Co.
- ^ "Key to English Place-Names: Pensby". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Wirral Historic Settlement Study: Brimstage". Merseyside Historic Characterisation Project. National Museums Liverpool/English Heritage. December 2011. p. 75. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ISBN 0-9522598-1-8.
- ^ a b "Pensby". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Pensby CP/Tn". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Ward". Wirral Borough Council. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "3rd Heswall Scout Group". West Wirral Scouts. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Everton History - Dixie Dean". bluekipper.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Everton Past Player Profile: William Ralph Dean". toffeeweb.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "B5138". Sabre. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Pensby Hall (1343516)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Interview: Track by track – Nigel Blackwell talks to Paddy Shennan about The Voltarol Years". The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
Bibliography
- Mortimer, William Williams (1847). The History of the Hundred of Wirral. London: Whittaker & Co. p.288.
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