Editing Haydock (section)

{{about|the town|the surname|Haydock (surname)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| type                     = Village
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.4678|-2.6609|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Haydock
| static_image_name        = St James' Parish Church, Haydock - geograph.org.uk - 1245920.jpg
| static_image_caption     = St. James' Parish Church, Haydock
| population               = 11,416
| population_ref           = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]])
| metropolitan_borough     = [[Metropolitan Borough of St Helens|St Helens]]
| metropolitan_county      = [[Merseyside]]
| region                   = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [[St Helens North (UK Parliament constituency)|St Helens North]]
| post_town                = ST. HELENS
| postcode_area            = WA
| postcode_district        = WA11
| dial_code                = 01942 / 01744
| os_grid_reference        = SJ557968
| london_distance          = 
}}
'''Haydock''' is a village within the [[Metropolitan Borough of St Helens]], in [[Merseyside]], England. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]], it had a population of 11,416<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689428&c=Haydock&d=14&e=62&g=6350720&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1452693653797&enc=1|title=St Helens ward population 2011|access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="2001census">{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=5941425&c=haydock&d=14&e=16&g=359775&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1213266253018&enc=1|title=2001 Census: Haydock|work=Office for National Statistics|access-date=12 June 2008}}</ref> Haydock's historic area covers the Haydock [[Ward (country subdivision)|electoral ward]] and a section of the [[Blackbrook, St Helens|Blackbrook]] ward.<ref name=HaydockFarrer>{{cite web |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4/pp137-140 |title=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4|author1=William Farrer  |author2=J. Brownbill  |name-list-style=amp |year=1907}}</ref>

Haydock is located within the boundaries of the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Lancashire]]. The village is located to the north-east of the adjacent [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], with most of its residential estates and commercial property built either side of the A599. Historically a township and large pastoral area, Haydock was found to be rich with coal and the area grew in significance during the Industrial Revolution particularly with the coming of the canals and railways.<ref name=HaydockFarrer/> In the 1930s, the north side of Haydock was bisected by the [[A580 road|A580 East Lancashire Road]]; this dual carriageway connected the cities of [[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]], with several junctions serving St Helens and Haydock. The area to the south of the East Lancs road saw large post-war residential development, while the area to the north, that was initially open pits, saw large scale industrialisation. More recently, the area north of the road has seen the development of distribution centres encouraged by the proximity of junction 23 of the [[M6 motorway]] and Haydock's convenient transport links to Liverpool and Manchester.

Haydock is the home of the [[Haydock Park Racecourse]], while the old mining tip and spoil areas south of the village have been developed into the Lyme & Wood Pits Country Park.