Fazakerley
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Fazakerley Template:IPAc-en 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
DescriptionEdit
Fazakerley is in north Liverpool; neighbouring districts include Croxteth, Gillmoss, Aintree and Kirkby. It includes Fazakerley railway station, Altcourse Prison and Aintree University Hospital.
HistoryEdit
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".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It had an area of Template:Convert and was separated from Walton by a brook, and from West Derby partly by Sugar Brook up to Stone bridge.
Fazakerley was formerly a township in the parish of Walton-on-the-Hill,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in 1866 Fazakerley became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1922 the parish was abolished and merged with Liverpool.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1921 the parish had a population of 6055.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Fazakerley was once home to a Royal Ordnance Factories plant (ROF Fazakerley),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which manufactured weapons such as the Lee–Enfield rifle, Sten<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Sterling submachine guns both during and after World War II.
In televisionEdit
1983 Yorkshire Television drama One Summer was partially set in Fazakerley.
See alsoEdit
- Walton Centre
- Everton Cemetery, contains listed buildings
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy
- ROF Fazakerley
Notable residentsEdit
- Lyn Andrews, novelist
- Stuart Barlow, football coach and former professional player
- Andy Brown, lead singer in Lawson
- Mike Bulger guitarist/songwriter (The Christians/Sugarcide/Here's Johnny/Lalabambam)
- Rickie Lambert, football coach and former professional player
- Lauren McQueen, actress
- Owen Moran, lead singer of Cook da Books
- Steve Rotheram, Lord Mayor of Liverpool (2008–09), former MP for Liverpool Walton
- Jack Spriggs, Lord Mayor of Liverpool (2002–03)
- Stephen Bunting, Professional Darts Corporation player