Editing Halewood (section)

== History ==
The township of Halewood lies between the old course of Ditton Brook in the north and Rams Brook in the south. Disputes over the manor lands of Halewood between the Ireland and Holland families began in the 13th century and were to be ongoing for some time. The Ireland family had Hale, most of Halebank and part of North End, while the Holland family who were the superior lords, controlled most of North End and a portion of Halebank. However, the Hollands were based at a Hall in Halebank, while the Irelands' main residence was the 'Hutt' within Halewood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.knowsley.gov.uk/halewood/history-of-halewood/|title=History – Halewood|website=Knowsley Local History|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref>

By the 15th century, Halewood was a separate township from Hale and in 1682, the manor of Halewood became part of the dower of Charlotte, Countess of Derby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.knowsley.gov.uk/|title=Home|website=Knowsley Local History|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref>

Halewood once had a workhouse for the township's poor that opened in 1723.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Prescot/|title=The Workhouse in Prescot, Lancashire|website=www.workhouses.org.uk|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> The workhouse was housed in a cottage rented from the Earl of Derby in 1722. It was run at a cost of 6d per annum, and had space for 40 people. It worked with other parts of the community to give aid to the homeless ('vagrants') and gave the poor a coal allowance and schooling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historic-liverpool.co.uk/halewood/|title=History of Halewood: community spirit, enclosure and enterprise • Historic Liverpool|date=2011-05-03|website=Historic Liverpool|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref>

In 1839, the Chapel of St Nicholas was built. It was later enlarged in 1847 and in 1868, St Nicholas' Chapel become a rectory and a true Parish Church. A tower and bells were added to the church around 1883. St Nicholas' Church is Grade II listed and has 17 historically significant stained glass windows designed by [[William Morris]] (1834–1896), the English [[textile design]]er, [[Poetry|poet]], [[novel]]ist, [[Translation|translator]], and [[Socialism|socialist activist]], and [[Edward Burne-Jones]]. The church also has a Henry Willis organ installed in 1889.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/grants/visit/st-nicholas-church-road-l16-6lb/|title=St Nicholas, Church Road, Halewood {{!}} Historic England|last=England|first=Historic|website=historicengland.org.uk|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref>

William Imrie, [[Liverpool]] [[shipowner]] who owned the [[White Star Line]] is buried in Halewood. Imrie died in 1906. A service was held at St Margaret's Church and his body was laid with that of his wife in the family plot in the graveyard of St Nicholas Church. The church also has war memorial, erected in 1921.<ref name="Royden History Pages Web Site List">{{Cite web|url=http://www.roydenhistory.co.uk/|title=Royden History Pages Web Site List|website=www.roydenhistory.co.uk|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref>

[[Halewood railway station]] opened in 1988. An earlier station, a few hundred metres further east, on Baileys Lane had closed in 1951. The original Halewood station opened 1874 and first appeared in the timetable in May that year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/halewood/|title=Disused Stations: Halewood Station|website=www.disused-stations.org.uk|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> The railway line in Halewood passed on a three-arched sandstone viaduct. The station was high up on an embankment, and for this reason it was constructed from timber (unlike nearly all of the other CLC stations which were palatial brick structures).<ref name=":0" />

There are a few pubs in Halewood, with the oldest being The Eagle & Child (c.1750). It was renamed The Reverend Plummer in late 2018, but restored back to its original name in mid-2020. Reverend Canon F B Plummer was the vicar of St Nicholas Church from 1902 to 1926, and lost three of his seven sons during the [[First World War]]. His sons are memorialised on the cenotaph in St Nicholas' churchyard.

Halewood is home to the first war horse grave to be awarded heritage protection. Blackie was a war horse buried at the RSPCA Liverpool Animal Centre, Higher Road, Halewood in 1942. He served with the 275th Brigade Royal Field Artillery 'A' Battery – 55th West Lancashire Division in most of the major battles of the First World War, including Arras, the Somme Offensive and Ypres. Recognising the contribution Blackie made as a horse in service with the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]], his grave in Halewood became a [[grade II listed]] monument in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://knowsleynews.co.uk/blackie-the-war-horse/|title=The grave of war horse hero is awarded Grade II listed status|last=Johnston|first=Laura|date=2017-12-21|website=Knowsley News|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref>

Halewood was one of the sites of the [[Survey of English Dialects]]. Despite being close to Liverpool, the speech of Halewood at the time was still traditional [[Lancashire dialect]] and not [[Scouse]].