Old Swan
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| Old Swan | |
  Old Swan shown within Merseyside |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | Liverpool |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L13 |
| 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 | |
Old Swan is an inner-city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located fairly centrally in the city, bordered by Stoneycroft, Dovecot, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree.
The area is named after one of three public houses at a main road junction, the others being The Cygnet and The Red House. From the Old Swan, St Oswald Street leads south to a junction where Edge Lane and Edge Lane Drive all meet. Turning left/east at this junction takes you out of the city leading to the M62. Turning right takes you past the edge lane retail park and into the city centre.
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[edit] Governance
Old Swan is represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors, Keith Turner, Berni Turner and Gary Millar. The area has not been represented by the Labour Party since Les Hughes retired in 1995. Hughes was one of the key players in the inception of project orchid, which redeveloped the Old Swan centre, including the demolition of the St. Oswalds street tenaments.
[edit] Geography
The A57 road passes through Kensington and Fairfield prior to running through Old Swan and then through Knotty Ash (famous for its comedy clown Ken Dodd) towards Prescot and St Helens. Housing in the district is mostly in densely-packed 'two up, two down' terraces. These houses are affordable and are ideal for first time buyers as most are in excellent condition and range from 75k to 130k in value. The location and facilties in the area make it an excellent place to live. The streets are secure most with alleygating and crime is relativley low in the area.
[edit] Economy
Old swan has a collection of clothes and food shops along Prescot Road serving local residents, also known as the A57, that runs from the city centre. In addition, the area is also served by a large Tesco supermarket.
The district also features an old wartime cinema atop of the main row of shops on Prescot Road. The pyramid building is the inspiration of many Old Swan ghost stories.[citation needed]
[edit] Transport
Fairly regular bus routes 8/9, 10/10A/10B and 11 connect Old Swan to Liverpool City Centre continuing along the Prescot Road to Huyton, Prescot, and St Helens in east Merseyside. Old Swan has other bus links - routes 60, 61/61A, 62, 81/81A and 102, which do not serve Liverpool City Centre but provide important links to other areas of Liverpool/Merseyside including Aigburth, Aintree, Anfield, Bootle, Childwall, Clubmoor, Crosby, Croxteth, Fazakerley, Netherton, Norris Green, Orrell Park, Speke, Walton, Wavertree, West Derby and Woolton.
The Merseytram System (Line 2) was due to run through Old Swan but this has now been cancelled after funding from the British Government was denied. However it is being reviewed and could be put in place in the coming years.[citation needed]
The M62 motorway starts at the end of Broadgreen Road out of the city, and is the east gateway into the city via the new edge lane drive.
The nearest railway station to Old Swan is Broad Green station. It is operated by Northern Rail, and is served by trains from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western, Manchester Victoria and Warrington Bank Quay.
[edit] Education
It contains six schools, including Broadgreen J.M.I., St Annes Stanley C of E Primary, St Oswalds Catholic Primary, Corinthian Avenue Primary, St Cuthbert Catholic Primary and Broadgreen High School (formerly known as Highfield and Broadgreen Community Comprehensive), which is a specialised sixth form and technology college. It also has three nurseries in the area.
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