Fazakerley

Metropolitan countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLIVERPOOLPostcode districtL9, L10Dialling code0151PoliceMerseysideFireMerseysideAmbulanceNorth West UK Parliament 53°28′03″N 2°56′27″W / 53.4676°N 2.9408°W / 53.4676; -2.9408

Fazakerley /fəˈzækərli/ is a suburb of north Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 16,786.^[1]

Description

Fazakerley is in north Liverpool; neighbouring districts include Croxteth, Gillmoss, Aintree and Kirkby. It includes Fazakerley railway station, Altcourse Prison and Aintree University Hospital.

History

Fazakerley takes its name from Anglo-Saxon root words—all descriptive words pertaining to land; *Fæs-æcer-lēah. This can be broken down to fæs (border or fringe), æcer (field) and lēah, meaning a wood or clearing.

In 1321, Fazakerley was described as follows: "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".^[2] 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),^[3] which manufactured weapons such as the Lee–Enfield rifle, Sten^[4] and Sterling submachine guns both during and after World War II.

In television

1983 Yorkshire Television drama One Summer was partially set in Fazakerley.

See also

• Walton Centre
• Everton Cemetery, contains listed buildings
• Dixons Fazakerley Academy
• ROF Fazakerley

Notable residents

• Andy Brown, lead singer in Lawson
• Owen Moran, lead singer of Cook da Books
• Stuart Barlow
• 2002–03 Lord Mayor of Liverpool Jack Spriggs
• 2008–09 Lord Mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram (former MP for Liverpool Walton)
• Rickie Lambert
• Lauren McQueen, actress
• Mike Bulger guitarist/songwriter (The Christians/Sugarcide/Here's Johnny/Lalabambam)
• Lyn Andrews, born and raised in Fazakerley

References

External links

• Liverpool City Council, Ward Profile: Fazakerley