Fazakerley is a suburb of north

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, England. It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 16,786.

Description

Fazakerley is in north Liverpool; neighbouring districts include

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Gillmoss Gillmoss is an area in north Liverpool, Merseyside, England, located between Croxteth, Fazakerley and Kirkby. Description Gillmoss is a predominantly industrial area with little residential housing although pockets exist around the East Lanc ...

Aintree Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, northeast of Liverpool city centre. In 2011 the parish had a p ...

and

Kirkby Kirkby ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The town, Historic counties of England, historically in Lancashire, has a size of is north of Huyton and north-east of Liverpool. The population in 2016 wa ...

. It includes

Fazakerley railway station Fazakerley railway station is a railway station in Fazakerley, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Headbolt Lane branch of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. History The Liverpool and Bury Railway (L&BR) was authorised in 184 ...

Altcourse Prison HM Prison Altcourse is a Category B men's private prison and Young Offender Institution in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. The prison is operated by Sodexo, which took over from G4S in 2023. History Altcourse became th ...

and

Aintree University Hospital Aintree University Hospital (colloquially known as Fazakerley Hospital) is a National Health Service hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool. It is part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. History In 1898 Liverpool Corporation acquired land ...

History

Fazakerley takes its name from

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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". It had an area of and was separated from

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by a brook, and from

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partly by Sugar Brook up to Stone bridge. Fazakerley was formerly a

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in the parish of

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, in 1866 Fazakerley became a separate

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, on 1 April 1922 the parish was abolished and merged with Liverpool. In 1921 the parish had a population of 6055. Fazakerley was once home to a

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plant (

ROF Fazakerley ROF Fazakerley was a Royal Ordnance Factory rifle manufacturing plant in Fazakerley, Liverpool, which manufactured small arms such as the Sten and Sterling submachine guns and Lee–Enfield rifle during and after World War II. ROF Fazakerley ...

), which manufactured weapons such as the

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rifle,

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and

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submachine guns both during and after

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In television

1983

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drama ''

One Summer ''One Summer'' is a 1983 British television drama serial written by Willy Russell and directed by Gordon Flemyng. It stars David Morrissey and Spencer Leigh as two 16-year-old Liverpool boys from broken homes who escape from their grim lives ...

'' was partially set in Fazakerley.

Notable residents

* 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) *

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, football coach and former professional player *

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, actress * Owen Moran, lead singer of

Cook da Books Cook da Books (also known as Cook the Books, Big in France and Da Books) were a British New wave music, new wave band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1980. The band were signed to indie labels throughout their career, and much of their music ...

David Pownall David Pownall FRSL (19 May 1938 – 21 November 2022) was a British playwright and prolific radio dramatist performed internationally, and novelist translated into several languages. Life and career David Pownall was born in Liverpool on 19 May ...

, playwright and novelist, born here 1938 *

Steve Rotheram Steven Philip Rotheram (born 4 November 1961) is a British politician serving as Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region since 2017. A member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, he was Member of Parliame ...

, Lord Mayor of Liverpool (2008–09), former MP for Liverpool Walton * Jack Spriggs,

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(2002–03) *

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player

References

External links

Liverpool City Council, Ward Profile: Fazakerley
{{Liverpool Areas of Liverpool Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley Former civil parishes in Merseyside