Stoneycroft is a district in the east of
Liverpool
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,
England
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and part of the
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and
Old Swan
Old Swan is an eastern neighbourhood of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield, Liverpool, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census, the population was 16,461. ...
wards.
Description
Stoneycroft is a small residential district of Liverpool located to the east of the city. Liverpool's inner ring-road,
Queens Drive, runs past Stoneycroft and creates a border between the area and
West Derby
West Derby ( ) is an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, in the east of the city. At the 2011 Census, the population was 14,382.
History West Derby
Mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'', West Derby achieved significance far earlier tha ...
. Stoneycroft is also bordered by
Tuebrook
Tuebrook (or Tue Brook; locally ) is an area in the north-east of Liverpool, England. At the 2001 census the population was 14,490.
Toponymy
The origin of the name may be Tew Brook, a tributary of the Alt. The brook itself is now almost ent ...
and
Old Swan
Old Swan is an eastern neighbourhood of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield, Liverpool, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census, the population was 16,461. ...
.
Government
Stoneycroft is part of the
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft ward. The elected councillors for the Tuebrook and Stoneycroft ward are councillors Carol Sung of the
Labour Party, Steve Radford of the
Liberal Party
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The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ...
and Kevin John Morrison of the
Liberal Party
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The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ...
.
It is represented in the
House of Commons
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in the parliamentary constituency of
Liverpool West Derby.
See also
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Church of St Paul
References
External links
Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 13
Areas of Liverpool
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