Fazakerley
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| Fazakerley | |
|---|---|
 Holy Name Church, Fazakerley | |
  Fazakerley Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 16,786 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ376971 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L9, L10 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Fazakerley /fəˈzækərli/ is a suburb of north Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 16,786.[1]
Description
Fazakerley is in north Liverpool; neighbouring districts include Croxteth, Gillmoss, Aintree and Kirkby. It includes Fazakerley railway station, Altcourse Prison and Aintree University Hospital.
History
Fazakerley takes its name from Anglo-Saxon root words—all descriptive words pertaining to land; *Fæs-æcer-lēah. This can be broken down to fæs (border or fringe), æcer (field) and lēah, meaning a wood or clearing.
In 1321, Fazakerley was described as follows: "the country is extremely flat and treeless, with nothing to recommend it to the passer-by, for it seems to be a district of straight lines, devoid of any beauty".[2] It had an area of 1,709 acres (6.92 km2) and was separated from Walton by a brook, and from West Derby partly by Sugar Brook up to Stone bridge.
Fazakerley was once home to a Royal Ordnance Factories plant (ROF Fazakerley),[3] which manufactured weapons such as the Lee–Enfield rifle, Sten[4] and Sterling submachine guns both during and after World War II.
In television
1983 Yorkshire Television drama One Summer was partially set in Fazakerley.
See also
- Walton Centre
- Everton Cemetery, contains listed buildings
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy
- ROF Fazakerley
Notable residents
- Andy Brown, lead singer in Lawson
- Owen Moran, lead singer of Cook da Books
- Stuart Barlow
- 2002–03 Lord Mayor of Liverpool Jack Spriggs
- 2008–09 Lord Mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram (former MP for Liverpool Walton)
- Rickie Lambert
- Lauren McQueen, actress
- Mike Bulger guitarist/songwriter (The Christians/Sugarcide/Here's Johnny/Lalabambam)
- Lyn Andrews, born and raised in Fazakerley
References
- ^ "City of Liverpool population 2011". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Land and Property". The Fazackerley Family. Retrieved 28 May 2006.
- ^ "Royal Ordnance Factory, Fazakerley (Hansard, 16 May 1960)".
- ^ "Sten Gun Production in Britain, 1943".
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