| Halewood | |
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Halewood shown within Merseyside |
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| Population | 20,309 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Knowsley |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L26 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Knowsley South |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
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At the 2001 Census, the population of the civil parish was 20,309. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. [1] The combined population of Halewood's four local government wards was 29,217. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district [2][3][4][5]
Halewood railway station opened in 1988. Halewood railway station in south Liverpool and is in the Merseyside metropolitan borough of Knowsley, in the north west of England.
Halewood is home to a massive car production facility which today produces the Jaguar X-Type and the Land Rover Freelander. The X-Type is a Compact executive car produced by the British luxury Automaker Jaguar since 2001 The Land Rover Freelander is a compact crossover SUV made by the British company Land Rover; currently a subsidiary of Tata Motors There is also the Dista Factory which produces pharmaceuticals. Everton Football Club have built their new training ground and youth academy on the edge of Halewood called Finch Farm. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool.
The original Halewood Village is close to an area of new homes and sprawling estates.
Parts of Halewood struggle with high crime, anti-social behaviour, high unemployment levels and poor housing. To date, various attempts at regeneration of this area have been largely unsuccessful, mainly due to lack of investment. However, there is renewed hope with new plans for redevelopment of the "Leathers Lane" shopping area, which was once the heart of the local community.
However, other parts of Halewood are much more affluent. New housing developments such as Bailey's Reach have created houses in the top range of prices where the old sports centre, Bridgefield Forum was before it was knocked down and replaced with Halewood Sports Centre in a new location.
Steve McMahon, the former Liverpool FC midfielder, was born in Halewood. Stephen Joseph McMahon (b 20 August 1961, Halewood, Liverpool) is an English former football Midfielder Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. [6]