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Childwall () is a suburb and
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of
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, in
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, England, located to the southeast of the city. It is bordered by
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, Bowring Park,
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,
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,
Mossley Hill Mossley Hill is a suburb of Liverpool and ward of Liverpool City Council. Located 3.5 miles southeast of the city centre, it is bordered by the suburbs of Aigburth, Allerton, Childwall, Garston, and Wavertree. At the 2001 Census, the popul ...
, and
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. In 2019, the population was 13,640.


Overview

The earliest recorded reference to Childwall was in the
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of 1086: "Four Radmans held Childwall as four Manors. There is half a
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. It was worth eight shillings. There was a priest, having half a
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of land in frank almoign." Childwall was known as ''Cildeuuelle'' in the Domesday Book, meaning "a stream where youngsters meet" from the
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words ''cild'' and ''wella''. Historically, the name has been recorded as ''Childewalle'' (1212 and 1332), ''Chaldewall'' (1238), ''Childwall'' (1261), ''Childewelle'' (1291), ''Chaldewal'' (1305), and ''Childewall'' (1354). Childwall was traditionally part of the
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. It was an
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from the
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until Liverpool county borough annexed it on 9 November 1913. In 1921 the
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had a population of 144. On 1 April 1922 the parish was abolished and merged with Liverpool. The suburb's
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is the oldest church in Liverpool. Though Childwall still maintains a large Jewish community, this has been in gradual decline since the 1980s, with some of the former Jewish community now living in the nearby suburbs of Allerton and
Gateacre Gateacre (; ) is a suburb of Liverpool, England, located approximately south of the city centre. It is bordered by the suburbs of Belle Vale, Childwall, and Woolton. The area is noted for its Tudor Revival architecture and contains over 100 l ...
. Childwall has a large roundabout called the Childwall Fiveways, which is one of the busiest in Liverpool. Since the year 2000, the area immediately surrounding the Fiveways has gradually developed into an area for bars and restaurants. Childwall's pubs include the Childwall Abbey Hotel, the Halfway House, and the Childwall Fiveways Hotel. Housing in Childwall is almost entirely detached or semi-detached, and there are very few terraced houses. The television production company
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, formerly Mersey Television, is headquartered on a patch of private land in Childwall Woods. The company's most notable productions are ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. The first three are filmed in Childwall, while the last two are respectively filmed in
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and Brentwood.


Education


Primary schools

*Childwall Church of England Primary School *King David Schools (encompassing a Nursery, Primary, High School, and Sixth Form) *Our Lady's Bishop Eton Roman Catholic Primary & Junior School *Rudston Infant & Junior School *St Paschal Baylon Roman Catholic Primary School


Secondary schools

* King David High School *
Childwall Sports and Science Academy Childwall Sports and Science Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool, England, with a sixth form. It is an academy and part of the Lydiate Learning Trust. Academic performance and inspections As of 2022, the college's most recent inspectio ...


Higher education

*
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Transport

The nearest railway stations are
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or
Broadgreen Broadgreen (officially Broad Green) is an eastern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. On the edge of the city, it is bordered by Old Swan to the north-west, Knotty Ash to the north-east, Childwall to the south and, further east, Bowrin ...
. Historically, there was also Childwall railway station. Regular bus services connect the district with
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and the city centre, as well as surrounding districts.


Notable people

*
Brian Barwick Brian Robert Barwick (born 21 June 1954) is an English rugby league administrator. He has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in major sports broadcasting and administration. He was awarded an OBE in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours List ...
, sports team chairman *
Craig Charles Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, comedian and radio presenter. He is best known for his roles as Dave Lister in the science fiction sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' and Lloyd Mullaney in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2 ...
, actor, lived in Childwall as a teen *
Jodie Comer Jodie Marie Comer ( ; born 11 March 1993) is an English actress of screen and stage. She began her career in an episode of '' The Royal Today'' in 2008. Comer gained recognition for appearing in the series ''My Mad Fat Diary'' (2013–2015) an ...
, actress, raised in Childwall *
Edwina Currie Edwina Currie (; born 13 October 1946) is a British writer, broadcaster and former politician, serving as Conservative Party Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire from 1983 until 1997. She was a Junior Health Minister for two years, res ...
, politician *
Les Dennis Leslie Dennis Heseltine (born 12 October 1953) is an English television presenter, actor and comedian. He presented '' Family Fortunes'' from 1987 to 2002. Early life Dennis was born as Leslie Dennis Heseltine on 12 October 1953 in the Liv ...
, television presenter, partly raised in Childwall *
Brian Epstein Brian Samuel Epstein ( ; 19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was an English music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967. Epstein was born into a family of successful retailers in Liverpool, who put hi ...
, manager of
the Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...
, raised in Childwall *
Jon Flanagan Jonathon Patrick Flanagan (born 1 January 1993) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back. Flanagan started his career with Liverpool, and later played for Burnley, Bolton Wanderers and Rangers. He played in one f ...
, footballer * Alex Fletcher, actress, born in Childwall *
Samantha Giles Samantha Elizabeth Giles (born 2 July 1971) is an English actress and author. She is best known for portraying the role of Bernice Blackstock in the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. She had also portrayed Sally Boothe in the ITV ...
, actress, lived in Childwall whilst filming ''
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'' *
Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of D.J. in ''Event Horizon'' (1997), Ronald Quincy in ''Armageddon'' (1998), Colonel William Tavington in '' The Patriot'' (2000), Michael D. Steele in '' ...
, actor, partly raised in Childwall * Simon Jones, musician, partly raised in Childwall * Jeremiah Markland, classical scholar, born in Childwall *
Ray Quinn Raymond Arthur Quinn (born 25 August 1988) is an English actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his role as Anthony Murray in '' Brookside'' from 2000 to 2003. He achieved more public recognition when he auditioned for the third serie ...
, actor, singer, born in Childwall *
Ian St John John "Ian" St John (; 7 June 1938 – 1 March 2021) was a Scottish professional football player, coach and broadcaster. St John played as a forward for Liverpool throughout most of the 1960s. Signed by Bill Shankly in 1961, St John was a key m ...
, footballer, lived in Childwall while playing for
Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
* Dai Davies, footballer, lived in Childwall while playing for Everton in 1970s


Governance

Childwall is within the
Liverpool Wavertree Liverpool Wavertree is a borough constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1997 and every election since has been won by a Labour Party candidate. It has been represented by Paula Barker since 2019. An earlier co ...
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, and is represented by
Paula Barker Paula Barker (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Wavertree since 2019. She served as the Shadow Minister for Devolution and the English Regions from September 2 ...
MP ( Labour). The district of Childwall is in the
Liverpool City Council Liverpool City Council is the Local government in England, local authority for the City status in the United Kingdom, city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. Liverpool has had a local authority since 1207, which has been reformed on numerous ...
ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
of
Childwall Childwall () is a suburb and ward of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, located to the southeast of the city. It is bordered by Belle Vale, Bowring Park, Broadgreen, Gateacre, Mossley Hill, and Wavertree. In 2019, the population was 13,640. ...
. As of 2023, the ward is represented by
Mike Storey Michael John Storey, Baron Storey, (born 25 May 1949) is a British Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat politician. He is currently the party's spokesperson on education, families and young people in the House of Lords. He was City Council ...
and Pat Moloney ( Liberal Democrats).


References


External links


Liverpool City Council, Ward Profile: Childwall (March 2006)

Port Cities: Childwall Fiveways photo (1935)

Port Cities: Childwall Valley Road photo (1931)

Disused Stations: Childwall

The History of Childwall
{{Liverpool Areas of Liverpool Former civil parishes in Merseyside