Kirkby
St Chad's Church, a local landmark
Kirkby shown within Merseyside
Population	40,472 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ409988
- London	180 miles (290 km) SE
Metropolitan borough	Knowsley
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVERPOOL
Postcode district	L32, L33
Dialling code	0151
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Knowsley North and Sefton East
List of places: UK • England • Merseyside

Coordinates: 53°28′57″N 2°53′31″W / 53.4826, -2.892

Kirkby (pronunciation (help·info); IPA /ˈkɝbiː/ — the second "k" is silent) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley on Merseyside in England. The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The town was developed from the 1950s through 1970s as a means to house the overspill of the Liverpool City Region. Greater Merseyside is a term that has a semi-official usage by the local authorities of the Metropolitan county of Merseyside and Borough of Halton when It is situated roughly 5 miles (8 km) north of Huyton, the administrative HQ of the borough and about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of downtown Liverpool. Huyton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The population of the town as of the 2001 census is 40,472. ^[1] It is traditionally believed to be founded in 870 although there is evidence for settlement from the bronze age. ^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 Geography 3.1 Climate 4 Demography 4.1 Population change 5 Economy 5.1 Regeneration efforts 5.2 Public response to regeneration plans 6 Landmarks 7 Transport 8 Education 8.1 Performance table 8.2 Future plans 9 Religious sites 10 Sports and recreation 11 Public services 12 Media 13 Filmography 14 Notable people 15 References 16 External links

History

Kirkby is believed to have been founded circa 870^[3], although archaeological digs have produced evidence of habitation in the Bronze Age^[2]. Events By Place Europe Prague Castle is founded The Great Summer Army invades England and conquers The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for The name Kirk-by, literally meaning "church" and "settlement" is of Old Norse origin^[2] whose settlers arrived via Ireland around 900. Kirk can mean " church " in general or the Church of Scotland in particular Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The first direct evidence of a settlement dates from 1086 and the Domesday Book, with a reference to Cherchebi - population 70^[3][4]. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey Ownership of the land containing modern-day Kirkby - established as the West Derby Hundred in the 11th century - passed through many hands, until 1596, when the Molyneux family purchased the hundred in its entirety. The hundred of West Derby (sometimes known as West Derbyshire) was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, England After a brief loss of patronage in 1737, as a result of the head of the family taking holy orders, in 1771 the Molyneux family were made Earls of Sefton and regained their lands. In a general sense the term Holy Orders refers to those in the Christian religion who have been ordained in Apostolic Succession. The title Earl of Sefton was created in the Peerage of Ireland in1771 for the 8th Viscount Molyneux, and the once Aristocratic Molyneux

Although remaining largely farmland until the mid 20th century, initial transport links to the area began in 1848, with the building of the Liverpool and Bury Railway through Kirkby. The Liverpool and Bury Railway was formed in 1845 and opened on 28 November 1848 The Kirkby Urban District was created in 1894. Kirkby Urban District was a local government district in the Administrative county of Lancashire, England The East Lancashire Road (A580 road) added road connections in 1935, and industrial development was being considered prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Manchester and Liverpool or the Liverpool-East Lancashire Road The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Manchester and Liverpool or the Liverpool-East Lancashire Road World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A Royal Ordinance filling factory - ROF Kirkby - was established in 1939, being completed in 1941. A Filling Factory was a Munitions factory which specialised in filling various munitions such as bombs shells cartridges screening smokes etc ROF Kirkby, ( Filling Factory No7 was a large World War II Royal Ordnance Factory filling Munitions. At its peak, the factory employed over 20,000 workers.

After the end of the war, Liverpool had suffered much damage from the Blitz and much of its remaining housing stock was poor and considered slums. The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 in World War II. A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security In an effort to improve these conditions Liverpool Corporation began a policy of buying surrounding areas and moving industry and people to newly developed 'overspill' estates. See City of Liverpool for other meanings Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside This process culminated with the purchase of 4,070 acres of land, including the land comprising Kirkby from the Earl of Sefton in 1947 for £375,000 (£10. The title Earl of Sefton was created in the Peerage of Ireland in1771 for the 8th Viscount Molyneux, and the once Aristocratic Molyneux 5 million inflation adjusted^[5]). Kirkby would become the largest of these overspill estates for Merseyside. As development of the town grew Liverpool requested to have it officially designated a new town in 1949 but this was rejected. A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically ^[6] Large-scale development began in February 1950 with the construction of the Southdene neighbourhood with the first houses being finished in 1952, the 5,000th in 1956 and the 10,000th in 1961, with a population in 1951 of 3000 swelling to over 52,000 by 1961, making it the fastest growing community in the UK by far.

Such a vast growth rate caused many problems, not the least of which was that the construction of local amenities had not kept the same pace. For example, while occupation of the council estates of Southdene had begun in 1952, the first shops were not completed until 1955 and the first public house was not open until 1959. Additionally, the people who were being moved into Kirkby during this period came from the poorest areas of Liverpool. During this time Kirkby industrial estate was steadily expanding to become one of the largest in England until at its peak in 1971 the estate provided employment for over 26,000 people.

Kirkby achieved independent Urban District status in 1958. This was then abolished and on 1 April 1974 its former area combined with that of Huyton with Roby Urban District, Prescot Urban District, parts of Whiston Rural District and parts of West Lancashire Rural District to form the present-day Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. 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. Huyton with Roby Urban District was a local government district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974 Prescot Urban District was a local government district in the Administrative county of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974 Whiston Rural District was a Rural district in the county of Lancashire, England. West Lancashire was a Rural district from 1894 to 1974 in Lancashire, England The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

Following the 1993 murder of Kirkby toddler James Bulger, UK tabloid and broadsheet newspapers attacked Kirkby, and Liverpool in general, accusing them of false grief ('self-pity city'^[7]) ^[8] and blaming the town's decrepit state for his death – much in a similar vein as editorials and comments following the Hillsborough disaster. James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 &ndash 12 February 1993 was the victim of a Abduction and Murder. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more (This was despite the fact that the boy's killers were not from Kirkby, but from the Walton district of Liverpool. Walton-on-the-Hill, usually shortened to Walton, is an area of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, situated to the north of Anfield )

Governance

Kirkby has been represented at the Houses of Parliament by George Howarth since 1986 first as part of the Knowsley North constituency and currently as part of the Knowsley North and Sefton East constituency. Rt Hon George Edward Howarth (born 29 June 1949) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Knowsley North was a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until Knowsley North and Sefton East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He currently holds a 16269 majority, down from the 30708 majority from the 1997 general election which at the time made it the second safest Labour seat in the country. He was preceded by Robert Kilroy-Silk, Labour (1974-1986), Harold Soref, Conservative (1970-1974) and Harold Wilson, Labour (1950-1970), although the representing constituency has varied due to regularly shifting boundaries. Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk (born 19 May 1942) is an English Politician, independent Member of the European Parliament and a former Harold Benjamin Soref ( 18 December 1916 &ndash 14 March 1993) was twice a Conservative parliamentary candidate before being James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians The boundaries will change once again at the next general election.

Kirkby is commonly divided into four districts - Southdene, Westvale, Northwood, and Tower Hill. Its electoral wards, however, do not coincide with these divisions, and consist of Cherryfield, Kirkby Central, Northwood, Park, Shevington and Whitefield. A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at subnational level represented by one or more councillors There are 18 local councillors all of whom represent the Labour Party, who often run unopposed.

Kirkby is in the European parliamentary constituency of North West England which has nine Members known as MEPs. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament.

Geography

Kirkby lies roughly within the geographic centre of Merseyside in the north-west of England. It is 180 miles (290 km) north-west of London, 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Huyton, the borough administrative headquarters and 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Liverpool, the largest city in the Merseyside conurbation. A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population

The River Alt flows through the extreme south west of the town, with the Kirkby Brook tributary passing through the centre. The River Alt is in Merseyside, England. The Alt runs from Hag Plantation in Huyton at 125ft (40m through Croxteth Park, roughly A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river

Climate

Due to its position near the north-west coast of England, Kirkby has a temperate maritime climate: its Köppen climate classification is Cfb. An oceanic climate (also called marine west coast climate and maritime climate) is the Climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems It was developed by Wladimir Köppen, a German climatologist Its mean annual temperature of 10. 2 °C (50 °F)^[9] is similar to that experienced throughout the Mersey basin and slightly cooler than the English average. Average sunshine hours at 1394. 6^[10] are slightly above the average for the UK of 1339. 7. ^[11] January is the coldest month with an average mean temperature of 4. 7 °C^[9] while July is the hottest at 16. 7 °C. ^[9] Rainfall at 806. 6 mm (31. 76 in) is slightly lower than the England average of 838 mm and much lower than the UK average of 1,125. 5 mm (44. 29 in). ^[11] October is the wettest month with an average rainfall of 86 mm (3. 39 in) and April is the most dry with 49. 1 mm (1. 93 in) of rain. ^[10] The nearest weather station of the Met Office is at Manchester Airport. For the UKMET model see Tropical cyclone forecast model. The Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office,

Kirkby and the Liverpool area climatic averages Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average maximum temperature; °C (°F) 6. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of Temperature is a physical property of a system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold something that is hotter generally has the greater temperature The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 8 (44. 3) 6. 6 (43. 9) 9. 3 (48. 7) 11. 8 (53. 2) 15. 4 (59. 8) 17. 8 (64) 20. 3 (68. 7) 19. 2 (66. 6) 16. 8 (62. 2) 12. 8 (55) 9. 2 (48. 5) 7. 8 (46. 1) 12. 8 (55. 1) Average mean temperature; °C (°F) 4. 7 (40. 5) 4. 37 (39. 7) 6. 6 (44) 8. 4 (47. 1) 11. 7 (53) 14. 3 (57. 7) 16. 7 (62. 1) 16. 2 (61. 2) 13. 8 (56. 8) 10. 6 (51) 7. 1 (44. 8) 5. 9 (42. 7) 10. 2 (50. 0) Average minimum temperature; °C (°F) 2 (35. 6) 2. 2 (35. 9) 3. 2 (37. 8) 4. 4 (40) 6. 4 (43. 5) 10. 5 (51) 12. 7 (54. 9) 12. 2 (54) 10 (50) 7. 2 (45) 4. 4 (40) 3 (37) 6. 5 (43. 7) Average sunshine hours; total (per day) 49. Sunlight, in the broad sense is the total spectrum of the Electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun. The hour (symbol h) is a unit of Time. It is not an SI unit but is accepted for use with the SI A day (symbol d is a unit of Time equivalent to 24 Hours and the duration of a single Rotation of planet Earth with respect to the 6 (1. 6) 67 (2. 4) 95. 2 (3. 1) 138. 9 (4. 6) 188. 8 (6. 1) 172. 5 (5. 7) 183. 8 (5. 9) 170. 5 (5. 5) 127. 2 (4. 2) 97. 7 (3. 1) 60. 6 (2) 42. 8 (1. 4) 1394. 6 (3. 8) Average rainfall; mm (inches) 71. Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 5 (2. 81) 51. 8 (2. 04) 64 (2. 52) 49. 1 (1. 93) 53. 8 (2. 19) 66. 8 (2. 63) 59. 5 (2. 34) 70. 9 (2. 79) 69. 9 (2. 75) 86 (3. 39) 81. 9 (3. 22) 81. 4 (3. 20) 806. 6 (31. 76) Sources: The Weather Channel (Temperature Data)[9] and the Met Office (Sunshine and Rainfall Data)[10] (1971–2000 averages)

Demography

The current population of the town stands at 40,472 as of the 2001 census^[1]. This represents just over a quarter of the total population of the borough of Knowsley and is somewhat down from its peak of 52,207 in the 1961 census, largely due to falling birth rates and the slow decline of the industrial estate forcing workers to look elsewhere. However, housing demand has increased in recent years, with significant developments being built across the town. This demand can somewhat be attributed to the demolition of high-rise flats and maisonettes - built during the 1960s, but fallen into disrepair - on a town-wide basis, and the resultant need for replacement housing stock. A tower block, block of flats, or apartment block, is a multi-unit High-rise Apartment building. Residential dwellings can be built in a large variety of configurations

According to statistics of the UK Government, the borough of Knowsley, including Kirkby, had a population of 150,459 at the 2001 census with a balance of 53% female and 47% male.

The borough is overwhelmingly of a white ethnic background at 98. 42% against a national average of 90. 9%. In order of population size other ethnic groups are represented as multiracial at 0. The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from different races. 83%, Chinese at 0. 24%, other asian at 0. 23% and black at 0. 22%.

The borough is mostly Christian at 85. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 63% compared to the national average of 71. 74%, with the next most significant grouping at 5. 84% describing themselves as non-religious much lower than the national average of 14. 59%. Just 0. 17%, 0. 11%, 0. 07% and 0. 03% would describe themselves as Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish, respectively. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices PLEASE TAKE NOTE************

Population change

Below is a table outlining population change of the town since 1861. As can be seen the population of the town was on a gradual downward trend from 1861 to 1931 before beginning to soar when Liverpool Corporation began to develop the area on a mass-scale. See City of Liverpool for other meanings Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside The annualised growth rate from 1951 to 1961 was over 30%, making it by far the fastest growing town in the country. The total population of Kirkby peaked in 1971 at 59,917, and has since seen a steady decline. Recently the town's population has been growing however and the town is estimated by the NHS to total around 44,120 as of 2006. ^[12]

Year	1861	1871	1881	1891	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	2001	2006
Population	1,451	1,397	1,401	1,283	1,211	1,116	1,151	3,078	52,088	59,917	40,472	44,120
Source: A Vision of Britain through Time[13]

Economy

Kirkby industrial estate, formerly ROF Kirkby still employs many of the towns workers, however the town's industrial heritage has largely faded away, with service industries moving in to replace the factories. ROF Kirkby, ( Filling Factory No7 was a large World War II Royal Ordnance Factory filling Munitions. Major employers currently active in the town include QVC and Barclaycard, with several other call centre companies also based in Kirkby. QVC is a digital television station broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Barclaycard is a global credit provider ( Credit cards and Loans ' owned by Barclays plc in the UK. A call centre or call center (see spelling differences) is a centralized office used for the purpose of receiving and transmitting a large volume of requests by

Regeneration efforts

Kirkby has seen considerable regeneration efforts in recent years. The Kirkby Sports Centre, one of the main athletic and cycling tracks in the region, was replaced by a new facility in summer 2007.

In December 2006, a proposal was made by Tesco and Everton FC for an extensive redevelopment of the town centre, including a new 50,000 seater stadium for the football team and associated retail developments. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered ^[14] The proposals also include a hotel, leisure and retail facilities. It has also been stated there the town's public amenities would be increased including a walk-in health centre.

Public response to regeneration plans

According to local reports, Knowsley Borough Council hosted public consultation events about possible redevelopment options in summer 2007, which indicated most respondents showed they didn't want a football ground.

It is claimed that a majority support regeneration in general but is not clear whether residents favour this particular development which is to include a Tesco superstore, new town centre shops and the Everton stadium. Results of the public consultations have not been released into the public domain. Reports suggest local support for the Tesco Everton scheme appears to be tempered by concern over the effect the stadium will have on residents. ^[15] According to local reports, there is an alternative scheme where an ASDA will be built in Kirkby that is generating a better public response. Asda is a United Kingdom Supermarket chain which retails food clothing and general merchandise

Public meetings about the Tesco development have also been held by local pressure group Kirkby Residents' Action Group and in other forums. These include a public meeting in St. Chad's Church, which according to local reports, the Chief Executive of Knowsley tried to stop, where 500 people attended and a public march was organised to demonstrate against the stadium proposals. Saint Chad of Mercia ( Anglo-Saxon Ceadda) (died March 2, 672) was a 7th century Anglo-Saxon churchman who became Abbot A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator

The action group was formed to campaign for a referendum of the people of the town. It appears that public opinion is not clear as to support for or opposition to the proposals for a Tesco/Everton FC development.

Landmarks

Kirkby has 40 listed buildings but perhaps its most notable landmark is the grade II listed St Chad's Church. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance St Chad's Church Kirkby is in the town of Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside, ( It was built in 1871 and is situated on an ancient church site just outside Kirkby town centre. The grade II Kirkby war memorial cross is also situated in the churchyard of St Chad's.

Transport

The M57 motorway runs adjacent to Kirkby, and the M58 connects just to the north of the town. The M57 Motorway, also known as the Liverpool Outer Ring Road, is a Road in England. The M58 is a Motorway in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside, England. Other major routes include the A580 East Lancashire Road and the A506. The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Manchester and Liverpool or the Liverpool-East Lancashire Road List of A roads beginning with 5 in Great Britain starting north/east of the A5, west of the A6, south of the Solway Firth / Eden Estuary The area is well served by public transport, with rail connections from Kirkby railway station to Liverpool (on the Merseyrail Northern Line) and Manchester (via Wigan, on the Kirkby Branch Line). Kirkby railway station is situated in Kirkby, Merseyside, England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Merseyrail is the name given to the electric metro-style commuter Train network centred on Liverpool in the metropolitan county of Merseyside The Northern Line is one of the two lines owned and operated by Merseyrail on Merseyside, England, the other being the Wirral Line (Merseyrail's Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester The Kirkby Branch Line is a Railway line running from Wigan in Greater Manchester, England, to Kirkby, Merseyside. Stagecoach Merseyside provide the vast majority of bus routes in Kirkby and these connect Kirkby with several nearby districts of Liverpool and Merseyside. Stagecoach Merseyside is a major operator of Bus services in the English city of Liverpool and in the surrounding area of Merseyside Kirkby was planned to be the terminus of the first line of the Merseytram tram service until the scheme's termination by the Government. Merseytram was a proposed Tramway for Liverpool and surrounding districts of Merseyside, England. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at

Education

Kirkby's further educational needs are provided by Knowsley Community College which supports the whole of Knowsley, including a main centre based in Kirkby town centre. Further education (often abbreviated "FE" is Post-secondary Education (in addition to that received at Secondary school) that is distinct from It has a yearly intake of over 12,000. Kirkby also has three secondary schools and sixteen primary schools.

Performance table

The following table shows the percentage of pupils gaining five GCSE A*–C level grades, including English and Maths in 2007.

School	Type	Eligible pupils	% pupils reaching the Level 2 threshold (five or more good GCSEs and equivalents)	Website
All Saints Catholic High School	co-educational with sixth form	253	25[16]	All Saints Catholic High School
Brookfield High School	co-educational with no sixth form	156	25[16]
Ruffwood School	co-educational with no sixth form	171	11[16]	Ruffwood School
National average			46. 7[16]
Knowsley average			26. The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. 5[16]

Future plans

An extensive overhaul of primary and secondary education provision in Knowsley will see all three of Kirkby's secondary schools closing by the end of the 2008-2009 school year, being replaced by two new Learning Centres. ^[17] Ruffwood and Brookfield which were due to merge in September 2009 will now merge a year early due to Ruffwood being branded a failing school in an Ofsted report. ^[17]

Religious sites

St Chad's Church, Kirkby, Holy Angels Church, St Michael's Church, St Mark's Church and St Andrews Church are all within the boundaries of Kirkby. St Chad's Church Kirkby is in the town of Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside, (

Sports and recreation

Kirkby is home to the youth academy of Liverpool FC. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. It is also the proposed new site for the new stadium for Everton FC. The Kirkby Project is the official project name and New Goodison is the unofficial name given by some Everton supporters for the planned new stadium in Kirkby Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool.

The most popularly supported football teams in the town are Liverpool and Everton, although in the past the town had its own non-league team, Kirkby Town FC, later renamed to Knowsley United FC before they were dissolved in 1997.

The town has also been home to a number of notable footballers, including:

• Leighton Baines - current Everton player, former Wigan Athletic player
• Phil Boersma - former Liverpool player
• Tommy Caton - former Manchester City, Arsenal, Oxford United player
• Paul Cook - former Southport manager, former Wigan Athletic and Tranmere Rovers player
• Terry McDermott - former Liverpool player, current Newcastle United first team coach
• Dennis Mortimer - former Aston Villa player
• Kevin Nolan - current Bolton Wanderers player
• Jimmy Redfern - former Bolton Wanderers and Chester City player
• Alan Stubbs - current Derby County player, former Everton Celtic and Bolton Wanderers player
• Ryan Taylor - current Wigan Athletic player, former Tranmere Rovers player
• Phil Thompson - former Liverpool player and deputy manager. Leighton John Baines (born 11 December 1984 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer, who plays left-back Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Philip 'Phil' Boersma (born September 24, 1949 in Kirkby) is an ex-professional footballer who played as a midfield/striker for Liverpool and Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Thomas Stephen "Tommy" Caton ( 6 October 1962 – 30 April 1993) was an English football player TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Paul Anthony Cook (born February 22, 1967 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer, currently manager of Sligo Rovers Southport Football Club are an English football club based in Southport, Merseyside. Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League One and based at Prenton Park, Tranmere Terry McDermott (born 8 December 1951 in Liverpool) is a former football Midfielder and current coach Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Dennis Mortimer (born 5 April 1952 in Liverpool, England) was an English footballer and distinguished captain of Aston Villa. Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan (born June 24 1982 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently captains Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester. Alan Stubbs (born 6 October 1971 in Kirkby, Merseyside) is a former English footballer, playing in central defence Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Ryan Anthony Taylor (born August 19, 1984 in Liverpool, England) is an Under 21 International with England. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League One and based at Prenton Park, Tranmere Philip 'Phil' Bernard Thompson ( Liverpool, 21 January 1954) was a cultured defender in the dominant Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary
• Mike Marsh - Liverpool and West Ham United player

Public services

Home Office policing in Kirkby is provided by Merseyside Police. Mike Marsh (born 21 July 1969 in Kirkby, Liverpool) is a footballer and now a coach who came through the ranks at Liverpool Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for security and order Merseyside Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The force's Knowsley BCU has a station on St Chad's Drive in the town centre. A Basic Command Unit (BCU is the largest unit into which territorial British Police forces are divided Public transport is co-ordinated by the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive. The Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive ( MPTE, or Merseytravel, as it is branded is the Passenger Transport Executive responsible for the coordination Statutory emergency fire and rescue service is provided by the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, which has a station in Kirkby on Webster Drive in the town centre. The Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the county of Merseyside in north-west England and is

Waste management is co-ordinated by the local authority via the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority. Waste management is the collection Transport, processing, Recycling or disposal of Waste materials Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. The Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA is a Waste disposal authority that manages the Municipal solid waste produced in Merseyside, Kirkby's Distribution Network Operator for electricity is United Utilities; there are no power stations in the town. Distribution Network Operators (DNOs are companies licensed to distribute electricity in Great Britain by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. United Utilities (UU ( is a British utility company with its headquarters in Warrington which operates mainly in the North West England United Utilities also manages Kirkby's drinking and waste water.

Kirkby is served by Knowsley NHS Primary Care Trust. Aintree Hospital is the nearest hospital to Kirkby as there is none within the town itself. There is however, nine GP surgeries and four dental practices within the town. Ambulance services are provided by the North West Ambulance Service with a station in Kirkby town centre. The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warner's plans to reduce the number of NHS

The British Telecom Simonswood exchange provides local telephone and ADSL internet services to the area,^[18] with a number of other companies offering services through local loop unbundling. BT Group plc (formerly British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (ˌbiːˈtiː bee tee) (previously known as British Telecom and still In the field of Telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ( ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over Copper Telephone Local loop unbundling ( LLU) is the regulatory process of allowing multiple Telecommunications operators use of connections from the Telephone exchange 's ^[18] Virgin Media services are also available to the town, providing television, telephone and cable internet. Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc In Telecommunications cable Internet is a form of Broadband Internet access that uses the Cable television infrastructure ^[18]

Media

The main local newspapers are the Liverpool Echo (evening) and the Liverpool Daily Post (morning). The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. The Liverpool Daily Post is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. Both are tabloids published by the Trinity Mirror group. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Trinity Mirror plc is a large United Kingdom Newspaper and Magazine publisher

The local BBC radio station is Radio Merseyside and the local ITV franchise holder is Granada Television

Filmography

Kirkby served as the basis for the fictional Newtown setting of the 1960s BBC TV series, Z-Cars which was one of the first soap operas on television. BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. Z-Cars (sometimes written as Z Cars) was a British Television drama series centred on the work of beat police in the fictional A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio.

Notable people

• Robert Atherton - poet
• Alan Bleasdale - playwright
• Aiden Byrne - youngest ever Michelin Awarded chef
• Margi Clarke - actress
• Paul Clarke - tenor
• John Conteh - boxer
• Stephen Graham - actor
• Paul Hodkinson - boxer
• Tony Maudsley - actor
• Sharon Maughan - actress
• Tricia Penrose - actress
• Andrew Schofield - actor

References

External links

• Knowsley Local History - Kirkby
  • Historical images of Kirkby
• St. Chad's Church website

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