Livesey is a
civil parish
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in the
unitary borough of
Blackburn with Darwen
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, in the
ceremonial county
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of
Lancashire
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, England. The population of the civil parish at the
2011 census was 6,202.
Etymology
Its name likeliest came from
Old English
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''Lēofes īeg'' = "Lēof's island" or ''Lēofsiges īeg'' = "Lēofsige's island", where, as often in place names of Old English origin, "island" here means "low-lying flat land by a river" (here the
River Darwen).
Location
Lying to the south west of
Blackburn, Livesey contains most of the suburb of Cherry Tree, including
its railway station and the majority of the village of
Feniscowles. Despite the name of the parish, most of the suburb of Livesey, including the
council estate
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, is outside the parish. The southern boundary follows the route of the
M65 motorway, other major roads in the parish are the
A6062 Livesey Branch Road and the
A674 Preston Old Road. Livesey Hall, built in 1605 was situated in the Cherry Tree area but was demolished in 1968. Brief attempts to mine coal in a field to the west of the site of the Hall were made between 1854 and 1859. All that remains to be seen of this endeavour is the cap of one of the shafts. The parish formed one parish with
Tockholes until 1688.
The
Anglican
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parish church
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of St Andrew was founded in 1877. Services are every Sunday at 9.30.
New Row
Methodist
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church was founded in 1828.
See also
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Listed buildings in Livesey
References
External links
Livesey Lancashire through time Vision of Britain
Geography of Blackburn with Darwen
Local government in Blackburn with Darwen
Civil parishes in Lancashire
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