Pensby
| Pensby | |
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  Pensby Pensby shown within Merseyside | |
| Population | 6,900 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SJ271829 |
| Metropolitan borough | Wirral |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIRRAL |
| Postcode district | CH61 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Wirral West |
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Pensby (local /ˈpɛnzbi/) is a large village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the County of Merseyside, England, located to the north east of Heswall. Historically part of Cheshire prior to 1974, it is within the Pensby & Thingwall Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. At the 2001 Census, the population of the village was 6,900[1] and the total population for the ward was 13,314.[2]
History
The name Pensby comes from Old Norse, meaning a village or settlement at a hill called "Penn".[3] The "by" suffix, included in neighbouring place names such as Frankby, Greasby, and Irby, is believed to be Viking in origin.
Pensby was originally a village in Woodchurch Parish, Wirral Hundred. The population was 22 in 1801, 48 in 1901 and 2,996 in 1951.[4]
Lower Pensby was previously known as Newtown. This was due to the building of new houses around the turn of the twentieth century at the crossroads of Pensby Road and Gills Lane.[5]
On 1 April 1974, local government reorganisation in England and Wales resulted in most of Wirral, including Pensby, transfer from the county of Cheshire to Merseyside.
Government
The village is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in the metropolitan county of Merseyside. The village is part of the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. The current Member of Parliament is Esther McVey, a Conservative representative.
The area is also part of a local government ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, this being Pensby and Thingwall Ward. Pensby is represented on Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by three councillors. These are Phillip Brightmore and Michael Sullivan, who are both Labour councillors, as well as Mark Johnston who is an Independent councillor.[6] The most recent local elections took place on 28 February 2013.
| Confirmed candidates for United Kingdom local elections, 2013[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Phillip BRIGHTMORE | 1411 | 13.45 | ||
| Green | Allen John BURTON | 74 | 0.71 | ||
| Conservative | Sheila Lesley CLARKE | 868 | 8.28 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Damian William CUMMINS | 834 | 7.95 | ||
| UKIP | Jan DAVISON | 426 | 4.06 | ||
| English Democrats | Neil KENNY | 53 | 0.51 | ||
The electorate numbered 10,487, there was a turnout of 35% and the majority is 543. The result was declared at 11:40.[8]
Education
Pensby's primary schools are Ladymount RC Primary, and Pensby Primary School. The local secondary schools are Pensby High School for Boys, which was designated a specialist sports college in 2005 by the Department for Education and Skills,[9] and Pensby High School for Girls.
Sport
The famous Everton FC footballer Dixie Dean played for Pensby Institute in his early days, on the fields at the side of Gills Lane. He was sold to Tranmere Rovers for the fee of a new kit for the team.[10][11]
Transport
Rail
The nearest station is Heswall.
Bus
Services operating in the Pensby area, as of December 2008:
| Number | Route | Operator | Days of Operation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Caldy-Chester | Avon Buses | Monday-Saturday |
| 166/167 | Heswall Shore-Heswall | Eazibus | Monday-Saturday |
| 171 | Heswall-Birkenhead | A2B Travel | Sunday evenings |
| 172 | Heswall-Birkenhead | Avon Buses (Mon-Sat) and A2B Travel (Sun) | Monday-Saturday mornings and Sunday evening |
| 175 | Heswall-Irby | Eazibus (M-F) and A2B Travel (Sat) | Monday-Saturday |
| 186 | Eastham Ferry-Leasowe | Avon Buses | Evenings and Sundays |
| 272/273 | Hooton/Neston-Arrowe Park Hospital | Helms Coaches (Mon-Sat daytime) and Eazibus (evenings and Sundays) | Monday-Sunday |
| 471 | Heswall-Liverpool Via Irby | Arriva North West/Stagecoach | Monday-Sunday |
| 472 | Barnston/Heswall-Liverpool | Arriva North West/Stagecoach | Monday-Sunday |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wirral 2001 Census: Pensby, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, archived from the original on 29 September 2007, retrieved 9 July 2010
- ↑ 2001 Census: Pensby & Thingwall (Ward), Office for National Statistics, retrieved 10 May 2007
- ↑ Sulley, Philip (1889), The Wirral Hundred
- ↑ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Pensby, GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 9 July 2010
- ↑ Dawson, Greg (1994), Arwe: The Story of Arrowe, Pensby and the Liverpool Slave Trade, Dawson Publishing, ISBN 0-9522598-1-8
- ↑ Wirral Borough Council, Your Councillors by WardAccessed 2014-02-07
- ↑ Election Result for 28 February 2013, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, retrieved 7 February 2014
- ↑ Wirral Borough Council, Election Result for Pensby and Thingwall ward on 28 February 2013Accessed 2014-02-07
- ↑ Pensby High School for Boys Specialist Sports College, retrieved 11 March 2007
- ↑ Everton History - Dixie Dean, bluekipper.com, archived from the original on 5 April 2008, retrieved 9 July 2010
- ↑ Everton Past Player Profile: William Ralph Dean, toffeeweb.com, retrieved 9 July 2010