Ince Blundell
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| Ince Blundell | |
  Ince Blundell shown within Merseyside |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | Sefton |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L38 |
| 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 | |
Ince Blundell is a village in the borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is situated to the north of Liverpool on the A565 road and to the east of the village of Hightown. There are two associated hamlets of Lady Green and Carr Houses.
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[edit] History
Ince Blundell is probably the oldest settlement within the borough of Sefton.[1] On one local history group outing, it was found from a Liverpool historian that one footpath may have been unchanged for around one thousand years.[citation needed]
The name Ince comes from Hinne a Celtic word meaning "island in the marsh".[1] This name bears evidence to Ince lying on a sandy ridge in the Alt valley, a place that in the past had been marshland.
In the 14th century, John Blundell, whose family were the predominant landowners in the area, added his surname to Ince. This was to distinguish it from the Ince in Cheshire and Ince-in-Makerfield near Wigan.[2]
Built from 1720, Ince Blundell Hall was the home of the Blundells of Ince, who became the Weld-Blundells until 1959. It is now a nursing home run by the Canonesses of Saint Augustine.
[edit] Description
The local pubs are called the Weld Blundell and the Red Squirrel - named after the red squirrel reserve in the nearby town of Formby. There is a social club located at the Village Hall.
In 2006 and 2007, Ince Blundell entered the North West In Bloom competition, part of the Royal Horticultural Society's Britain in Bloom campaign.[3]
[edit] Statues
Ince Blundell Hall is noted for the collection of marble statues from Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. They were collected by the Blundell family over generations and housed in the purpose built Garden Temple, a scaled-down version of the Pantheon. The sculptures are now located in Liverpool Museum and the city's Walker Art Gallery,[2] including two from Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli.
[edit] See also
- Ince, in the borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire
- Ince-in-Makerfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester
[edit] References
- ^ a b Introduction. inceblundellvillage.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2007
- ^ a b History. Blundell Hall Nursing Home. Retrieved 15 November 2007
- ^ Village In Bloom. inceblundellvillage.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2007
