| Haydock | |
  Haydock shown within Merseyside |
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| Population | 11,962 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | St Helens |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS |
| Postcode district | WA12 |
| Dialling code | 01942 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | St Helens North |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
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Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The village is located roughly mid-way between Liverpool and Manchester, close to the junction of the M6 motorway and the A580 (East Lancashire Road). Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Manchester and Liverpool or the Liverpool-East Lancashire Road It lies within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea At the2001 Census, the village had a population of 11,962. 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History
The place-name is from Celtic heidd, meaning "barley, wheat" with the suffix -aco meaning "place". The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. In Grammar, a suffix (also postfix, ending) is an Affix which is placed at the end of a word An undated source refers to the name as Heidiog. The village is often referred to by the colloquial name of 'Yick', and its inhabitants may be referred to as 'Yickers'. [2] This is supposedly because many inhabitants of Haydock were reputed to be fit only for work pulling (or "yicking") canal barges, thus "Yickers" and "Yick". Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways BARGE, the Big August RecGambling Excursion is a yearly convention held in Las Vegas during the first weekend of August
Haydock was one of the United Kingdom's richest areas in coal and coal mining, having up to 13 collieries working at one time. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. The last colliery in Haydock - Wood Pit - closed in 1971, bringing to an end coal mining in the area. This site had been the scene of an explosion on 7 June 1878 which a subsequent Report of the Inspector of Mines concluded claimed the lives of 189 men and boys. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Among them, forty five year old Nathan Boon and his five sons. [3][4] According to GenUKI 15 victims were not included in the Inspector's report but their names "appeared in the Coroner's Inquest and in some cases in the burial registers". If included, the final death toll would have been 204.
Surrounded by farmland, much of the village's expansion was due to mining and canal transport. In the early 1900s, Haydock had no fewer than three railway stations along the line passing through from St.Helens to Lowton. St Helens ( is a large town in Merseyside, England It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100000 Lowton is an area in Greater Manchester, England and is a component part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan.
Governance
Haydock was a township in the parish of Winwick before being made a Civil Parish in 1866. A township (or Municipality) is a settlement which has the status and powers of a unit of local government There is more than one place in England named Winwick: Winwick Cheshire (formerly in Lancashire) Winwick Huntingdonshire A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The village was in the Poor Law Union of Warrington in the 19th century before being created an Urban District in 1894. A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area It was absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens on Merseyside on 1 April 1974 under local government re-organisation. The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales
Community
Haydock is probably best known as the home of the Haydock Park Racecourse, which is situated north of the A580 road and east of the M6 motorway. Haydock Park Racecourse is a racecourse in Haydock, Merseyside, England.
Founded in 1923, the internationally renowned Haydock Male Voice Choir is one of the oldest choirs in north west England. It has established a reputation as a fine concert and recording choir and has achieved success over the years in choral competitions. [5]
Haydock's last few collieries were principally owned by Richard Evans (and Co), whose name can be found today in two of the village's schools: Richard Evans Infant and Richard Evans Junior Schools. Other schools in the area include Haydock Sports College (formerly known as Haydock High School), Legh Vale, St James C. E Primary and English Martyrs Primary School.
Notable residents
- Saint Edmund Arrowsmith, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
- Mark Edwardson, TV Presenter BBC North West Tonight
- Nick McCabe of The Verve
References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Haydock. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saint Edmund Arrowsmith (1585 – 1628 is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are a group of Christian martyrs who were canonized on 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI to represent the Mark Edwardson is a TV news presenter for BBC North West Tonight. BBC North West Tonight is the News programme for the BBC North West English region. Nick McCabe (born Nicholas Jonathon McCabe, 14 July 1971, St Helens, Merseyside) is the lead guitarist of The Verve. The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 12 June 2008. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Haydock: Pre-20th-Century History. Lonely Planet. Retrieved on 12 June 2008. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ List of the Victims of The Wood Pit Explosion Haydock, 1878. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved on 26 November 2007. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Poem from a Remembrance Card for Nathan Boon, Wood Pit Explosion. Retrieved on 9 November 2007. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ About Haydock Male Voice Choir. Retrieved on 12 June 2008. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
See also
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