British Railways London Midland Region totem sign for Meols railway station.

Meols (pronounced "Mells") is a village on the northern coast of The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is generally paired with its neighbour, the larger town of Hoylake, situated immediately to the west. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (935x308, 152 KB) Summary British Railways London Midland Region station totem for Meols Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (935x308, 152 KB) Summary British Railways London Midland Region station totem for Meols Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Ex-LMS Jubilee Class 45641 Sandwich at Chinley in 1954 The London Midland Region (LMR) was one of the six regions created on British Railways (BR) and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) lines in England and Wales. ... British Railways London Midland Region totem sign for Meols station. ... The Wirral is a peninsula in North West England bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Error creating thumbnail: convert: Corrupt image `/mnt/upload3/wikipedia/en/7/71/Hoylake_-_Wirral_dot. ...

History

Meols is an amalgam of the two former villages of Great Meols and Little Meols. The latter name fell out of use in Victorian times, but the former was still in use up to the 1960s, for instance in postal addresses and on the destination indicators of buses from Chester, but not as the name of the railway station. Little Meols was situated to the west (towards Hoylake), in the area served by Manor Road railway station. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. ... British Railways London Midland Region totem sign for Meols station. ... Manor Road railway station is situated between Hoylake and Meols on the Wirral, Merseyside, England. ...

The name is derived from a Norse word 'melr' meaning 'sand dune'. Meols originated as a port some 2400 years ago. Trade with France and possibly the Mediterranean, occurred even before the Roman invasion, use continued through the medieval period. Evidence of a Viking beach market has been discovered. The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... The term Viking is used to denote the ship-borne explorers, traders and warriors who originated in Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Sweden and raided the coasts of the British Isles, France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. ...

Present day

Today, Meols is mainly residential with a small yacht and fishing community on its Irish Sea shore line. It is also home to the cyclist Chris Boardman, winner of a gold medal for Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games. The centre has a small row of shops adjacent to Meols railway station. Also situated close to the railway station is the Railway Inn pub. Relief map of the Irish Sea. ... Chris Boardman (born August 26, 1968) is a former English racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. ... (Redirected from 1992 Olympic Games) There were two Olympic Games in the year 1992: 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... British Railways London Midland Region totem sign for Meols station. ...

Trivia

Andy McCluskey of the 1980s electronic music band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) is from Meols. OMD had a track called Red Frame White Light which referred to the public telephone box between the church and the Railway Inn in Meols. Hidden within the lyrics was the telephone number of the telephone box. It is claimed that fans would call that telephone number from all over the world. Andy McCluskey Andy McCluskey was the lead singer and primary songwriter for the band OMD. He met Paul Humphreys in school and played with him in several bands, including Hitlerz Underpantz, VCL XI and the Id. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) were a synth pop group from the Wirral, UK, who recorded for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ...