Fazakerley
{{Short description|Suburb of Liverpool, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}
{{about|the Liverpool suburb}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.4676|-2.9408|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Fazakerley
| static_image_name = Holy Name Church, Fazakerley.jpg
| static_image_caption = Holy Name Church, Fazakerley
| population = 16,786
| population_ref = (2011 Census)
| metropolitan_borough = Liverpool
| metropolitan_county = Merseyside
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Liverpool Walton
| post_town = LIVERPOOL
| postcode_district = L9, L10
| postcode_area = L
| dial_code = 0151
| os_grid_reference = SJ376971
| map_type = Merseyside
}}
Image:Fazakerley sign, Stopgate Lane.jpg
Fazakerley {{IPAc-en|f|ə|ˈ|z|æ|k|ɚ|l|i}} is a suburb of north Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 16,786.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689404&c=Fazakerley&d=14&e=62&g=6349943&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1452596169094&enc=1|title=City of Liverpool population 2011|access-date=12 January 2016}}
Description
Fazakerley is in north Liverpool; neighbouring districts include Croxteth, Gillmoss, Aintree and Kirkby. It includes Fazakerley railway station, Altcourse Prison and Aintree University Hospital.
History
Fazakerley takes its name from Anglo-Saxon root words—all descriptive words pertaining to land; *Fæs-æcer-lēah. This can be broken down to fæs (border or fringe), æcer (field) and lēah, meaning a wood or clearing.
In 1321, Fazakerley was described as follows: "the country is extremely flat and treeless, with nothing to recommend it to the passer-by, for it seems to be a district of straight lines, devoid of any beauty".{{cite web|url=http://www.fazackerley.co.uk/land_and_property.htm |title=Land and Property|work=The Fazackerley Family|access-date=28 May 2006}} It had an area of {{convert|1709|acre|km2}} and was separated from Walton by a brook, and from West Derby partly by Sugar Brook up to Stone bridge.
Fazakerley was formerly a township in the parish of Walton-on-the-Hill,{{cite web |title=History of Fazakerley, in Liverpool and Lancashire |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10224 |accessdate=27 September 2024 |publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time}} in 1866 Fazakerley became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1922 the parish was abolished and merged with Liverpool.{{cite web |title=Relationships and changes Fazakerley CP/Tn through time |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10351625 |accessdate=27 September 2024 |publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time}} In 1921 the parish had a population of 6055.{{cite web |title=Population statistics Fazakerley CP/Tn through time |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10351625/cube/TOT_POP |accessdate=27 September 2024 |publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time}}
Fazakerley was once home to a Royal Ordnance Factories plant (ROF Fazakerley),{{cite web | url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1960/may/16/royal-ordnance-factory-fazakerley | title=Royal Ordnance Factory, Fazakerley (Hansard, 16 May 1960) }} which manufactured weapons such as the Lee–Enfield rifle, Sten{{cite web | url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205199830 | title=Sten Gun Production in Britain, 1943 }} and Sterling submachine guns both during and after World War II.
In television
1983 Yorkshire Television drama One Summer was partially set in Fazakerley.
See also
- Walton Centre
- Everton Cemetery, contains listed buildings
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy
- ROF Fazakerley
Notable residents
- Lyn Andrews, novelist
- Stuart Barlow, football coach and former professional player
- Andy Brown, lead singer in Lawson
- Mike Bulger guitarist/songwriter (The Christians/Sugarcide/Here's Johnny/Lalabambam)
- Rickie Lambert, football coach and former professional player
- Lauren McQueen, actress
- Owen Moran, lead singer of Cook da Books
- Steve Rotheram, Lord Mayor of Liverpool (2008–09), former MP for Liverpool Walton
- Jack Spriggs, Lord Mayor of Liverpool (2002–03)
- Stephen Bunting, Professional Darts Corporation player
References
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External links
{{commons category|Fazakerley}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070309180044/http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Images/tcm21-29267.pdf Liverpool City Council, Ward Profile: Fazakerley]
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Category:Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley