Woolton

Woolton
Woolton Street
Woolton Woolton shown within Merseyside
Population	12,921 (2011 Census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ425867
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVERPOOL
Postcode district	L25
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

Coordinates: 53°22′26″N 2°51′54″W / 53.374°N 2.865°W / 53.374; -2.865

Woolton (local /ˈwuːltən/),^[2] originally Much Woolton,^[3]^[4]^[5] is an affluent suburb of Liverpool, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located in the south of the city, bordered by Gateacre, Hunt's Cross, Allerton, and Halewood in the neighbouring Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. At the 2011 Census the population was recorded as 12,921.^[1]

History

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".^[6] 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^[6] who hosted University Challenge for many years), and is now owned by the Marquis of Salisbury.

Description

Woolton is a prestigious middle class suburb. Housing is primarily semi-detached and detached, although some well-preserved terraces survive in Woolton Village.

Public houses in the area include The White Horse, The Cobden, The Victoria, The Grapes and The Elephant. Also of note are the Victorian swimming baths building, and the public library which was converted from a Methodist chapel, but was closed in 2012 as part of Liverpool City Council's cost cutting measures.

Many Beatles landmarks can be found in Woolton, including 'Mendips' (Lennon's childhood home at 251 Menlove Avenue) and Strawberry Field. Another one of Woolton's claims to fame is that John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met at St. Peter's garden fete on 6 July 1957.^[7]

Government

Main article: Woolton (ward)

The elected councillors for Woolton are Cllrs Mark Norris, Colin McAlley, and Barbara Mace - two are Labour with the latter being Liberal Democrat.

Places of worship

Woolton has a number of churches, including three Christian churches in Woolton Village: St. Peter's Church of England is located opposite its church hall; St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church is found about fifty yards down Church Road and along a driveway around 150 yards south-west of St. Peters; St. James's Methodist is found on Church Road South, facing its church hall.

Bob Paisley, the legendary Liverpool F.C. manager from 1974 to 1983, was buried in the churchyard of St Peter's after his death in February 1996.^[8]

The old congregational church is now a nursing home at the junction of Quarry Street South and High Street.

Landmarks

Transport

Hunts Cross Station is the nearest railway station on the southern boundary of Woolton,^[3]^[4]^[5] with local services on the southern route of the Manchester to Liverpool line between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road, and also Merseyrail's Northern Line to Liverpool Central and Southport. Liverpool South Parkway, one and a half miles to the west of Woolton, serves the same lines in addition to Crewe and Birmingham stopping services.

Bus services provide connections with Liverpool John Lennon Airport, the city centre, neighbouring districts and the broader Liverpool area.

Notable residents

Ernest Wright Alexander, World War I recipient of the Victoria Cross; the house in which he was born, "The Hayes", has been demolished
Joe Baker, England international footballer and first player to score 100 league goals in both Scotland and England
Steve Brookstein, X Factor winner
Malandra Burrows, former Emmerdale actress and singer
Lucas Pezzini Leiva, footballer, Liverpool F.C.
Sammy Lee, former football player and manager, Liverpool F.C., Bolton Wanderers
John Lennon, composer, musician, activist and co-founder of The Beatles
Jon Lolis, former Hollyoaks actor
Simon O'Brien former Brookside actor
Steven Pienaar, footballer, Everton F.C.
Pepe Reina, footballer, Liverpool F.C.
Martin Škrtel, footballer, Liverpool F.C.
Katarina Johnson Thompson, English track and field athlete; specialises in the heptathlon
Willy Russell, Playwright

References

1 2 2011 Census: Woolton (Ward), Office for National Statistics, retrieved 27 May 2013
↑ "Woolton Introduction". 2004. Retrieved April 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
1 2 "Rental of Much Woolton". (MS) in Salisbury Papers. 1658.
1 2 "Maps of Woolton". 2004. Retrieved June 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
1 2 "Brief History of Much Woolton". 2004. Retrieved June 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
1 2 Daugherty, Brian, Woolton, Liverpool, retrieved 15 April 2008
↑ The Beatle Source, The Savage Young Beatles, retrieved 15 April 2008
↑ "Bob Paisley". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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Districts and Wards of the City of Liverpool

Districts	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Belle Vale Broadgreen Canning Childwall Chinatown City Centre Clubmoor Croxteth Dingle Dovecot Edge Hill Everton Fairfield Fazakerley Garston Gateacre Gillmoss Grassendale Hunt's Cross Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Mossley Hill Netherley Norris Green Old Swan Orrell Park St Michael's Hamlet Speke Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Vauxhall Walton Wavertree West Derby Woolton

Wards	Allerton and Hunt's Cross Anfield Belle Vale Central Childwall Church Clubmoor County Cressington Croxteth Everton Fazakerley Greenbank Kensington and Fairfield Kirkdale Knotty Ash Mossley Hill Norris Green Old Swan Picton Princes Park Riverside Speke-Garston St Michael's Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Warbreck Wavertree West Derby Woolton Yew Tree

Defunct wards	Abercromby Arundel Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Dovecot Exchange Granby Great George Lime Street Little Woolton Low Hill Melrose Much Woolton Netherfield North Toxteth Pirrie Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Domingo St. James' St. Mary's St. Paul's St. Peter's Sandhills Scotland Sefton Park Smithdown South Toxteth Vauxhall Westminster

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