Shirdley Hill

Shirdley Hill is a small village in the civil parish of Halsall, Lancashire, England, and is situated on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. It is reached by B roads from either the A5147 or the A570.

An £80,000 redevelopment of the village green, completed in 2009, provided the green with a new pond, benches and a flower bed.[1] Shirdley Hill railway station was on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, though the station closed in 1938, and the track was lifted in 1964. A plaque on the corner of Shaws Garth marks the site.[2]

Shirdley Hill gave its name to "Shirdley Hill Sand" which is used in a number of industrial processes, particularly glassmaking[3].

References

  1. ^ O'Neill, Malachy (21 May 2009). "New £80,000 community park for Shirdley Hill near Ormskirk". Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser. http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/ormskirk-news/2009/05/21/new-80-000-community-park-for-shirdley-hill-near-ormskirk-80904-23670467/. Retrieved 2 August 2009. 
  2. ^ Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4. 
  3. ^ http://historic-liverpool.co.uk/shirdley-sand

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