Fazakerley
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| Fazakerley | |
  Fazakerley shown within Merseyside |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Metropolitan borough | Liverpool |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L9,L10 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Liverpool Walton |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Fazakerley IPA: /fæzækəli/ is a suburb of north Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and a Liverpool City Council Ward.
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[edit] Description
The Fazakerley area is in north Liverpool with neighbouring districts that include Croxteth, Aintree and Kirkby.
Some of the notable features of the area are Fazakerley railway station, Altcourse (HM Prison), Fazakerley High School and Fazakerley Hospital, officially known as Aintree University Hospital.
The Sparrow Hall estate is in the edge of Fazakerley near to the A580 East Lancashire Road and Norris Green.
[edit] History
Fazakerley takes its name from Anglo-Saxon root words - all descriptive words pertaining to land; Faes-aecer-leah. This can be broken down to faes (border or fringe), aecer (field) and lea, or lei, meaning a wood or clearing.
In 1321, Fazakerley was described as such: "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".[1] It had an area of 1,709 acres (6.92 km²) and was separated from Walton by a brook, and from West Derby partly by Sugar Brook up to Stone bridge.
Fazakerley was once home to a Royal Ordnance Factories plant (ROF Fazakerley), which manufactured weapons such as the Lee Enfield rifle, Sten and Sterling submachine guns both during and after World War II.
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[edit] See also
- The Walton Centre
- Everton Cemetery, contains listed buildings
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