Childwall

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Childwall
Childwall (Merseyside)
Childwall

Childwall shown within Merseyside
OS grid reference SJ414890
Metropolitan borough City of Liverpool
Metropolitan county Merseyside
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LIVERPOOL
Postcode district L16
Dialling code 0151
Police Merseyside
Fire Merseyside
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Liverpool Wavertree
List of places: UK • England • Merseyside

Coordinates: 53°23′42″N 2°52′52″W / 53.395, -2.881

Childwall is an affluent suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Gateacre, Wavertree, Belle Vale, Broadgreen, Bowring Park and Mossley Hill.

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[edit] History

All Saints' Church, Childwall, Liverpool. October 2006
All Saints' Church, Childwall, Liverpool. October 2006

"Four Radmans held Childwall as four Manors. There is half a hide. It was worth eight shillings. There was a priest, having half a carucate of land in frank almoign."[1] Childwall was known as Cileuuelle in the 1086 Domesday Book meaning 'A stream where youngsters meet' from the Old English words cild and wella.

Childwall was traditionally part of the West Derby Hundred. It was an urban district from the Local Government Act 1894 until it was annexed to Liverpool in 1913.[2]

All Saints' Church, Childwall, is the oldest church in Liverpool and still has a lively and full congregation to this date. Traditionally, Childwall is sometimes regarded in Liverpool as having a large Jewish community, but since the 1980s this has been in gradual decline. Many now live in Gateacre and Allerton.

[edit] Description

Childwall is dominated by the "Childwall Fiveways", a large roundabout that is one of the busiest in Liverpool. Housing is almost entirely detached or semi-detached; there are very few terraces within Childwall. The area's pleasant greenery in abundance and range of large houses makes it one of Liverpool's most sought-after suburbs.

Childwall is also home to Liverpool Hope University.

Lime Pictures, formerly Mersey Television, is based in the area and produces Hollyoaks for Channel Four and the BBC's Grange Hill. Until 2003 it was also the home of Brookside.

[edit] Education

There are a number of primary and secondary schools in Childwall including King David Schools (encompassing a Nursery, Primary, High School and Sixth Form), Childwall C of E Primary School, Our Lady's Bishop Eton Roman Catholic Primary & Junior School, St Paschal Baylon Primary School, Rudston Infant & Junior Schools and Childwall Sports College (known locally as 'The Holt').

[edit] Transport

The nearest railway station is either Mossley Hill or Broadgreen. Historically there was also Childwall railway station.

Regular bus services connect the district with Liverpool John Lennon Airport and the city centre, as well as surrounding districts.

[edit] Notable Residents

[edit] References

  1. ^ Brief History. All Saints Parish Church, Childwall. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
  2. ^ Liverpool. A Vision Of Britain Through Time. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.

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