Old Swan
Old Swan shown within Merseyside
OS grid reference	SJ390915
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

Coordinates: 53°24′44″N 2°55′05″W / 53.4121, -2.9181 A-ca-oo-mah-ca-ye, also known as Feathers or Old Swan (d. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 504 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 714 pixel, file size: 407 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The L postcode area, also known as the Liverpool postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Bootle, Liverpool, Ormskirk and Prescot in England. ... +44 redirects here. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Merseyside Merseyside Police is the police force covering Merseyside in North West England. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Is the fire service covering the county of Merseyside in north-west England and is the statutory firfighting and rescue service responsible for all 999 fire brigade calls in Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Liverpool and Wirral. ... The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warners plans to reduce the number of NHS ambulance service trusts operating in the United Kingdom to 12. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... The constituency within England. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Liverpool Wavertree is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Merseyside, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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. An inner city is the central area of a major city. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... See City of Liverpool for other meanings Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... Tuebrook is an area of inner-city Liverpool, England and part of the Tuebrook and Stoneycroft ward. ... Dovecot is a district of Liverpool, England. ... ± Broadgreen is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside. ... Fairfield is an area of Liverpool encompassing streets between Tuebrook and Kensington and stretching to Old Swan. ... Location within the British Isles Wavertree is an area of Liverpool. ...

Description

Old Swan is in a district of Liverpool known as Liverpool east. This borough also contains Anfield,West Derby, knotty ash, yew tree, tuebrook and stoneycroft.

Old swan is at the centre of the borough with links to all parts of the city and outside. It 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 A57 is a major road in England. ... , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ...

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. Kensington is an inner city area of Liverpool. ... Fairfield is an area of Liverpool encompassing streets between Tuebrook and Kensington and stretching to Old Swan. ... Knotty Ash is an area of Liverpool and a Liverpool City Council Ward. ... Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born 8 November 1927, in Knotty Ash, Liverpool), better known as Ken Dodd, is a veteran English comedian and singer, famous for selling over 100 million records, his buck teeth, frizzy hair, feather duster (or tickling stick), and his catchphrases, often playing on the tickled motif... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. ... A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ...

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.

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]}

Old Swan is represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors, Keith Turner, Berni Turner and Kevin Firth. 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. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, is a liberal political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had already been in an alliance for seven years prior to this, since not long... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

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. A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by British cultural heritage. ...

Transport

There are regular buses (numbers 1, 8, 9, 10, 61, 62, 68 and variants thereof) providing services to the city centre, as well as to Aigburth, Bootle, Huyton and St Helens. Aigburth (pronounced egg-birth) is a suburb of Liverpool, England. ... Bootle is a town on the Mersey Estuary, North West England. ... , Huyton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. ...

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]} Merseytram was a proposed tramway for Liverpool and surrounding districts of Merseyside, England. ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ...

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 M62 motorway is a west-east trans-Pennine motorway in northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull. ...

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. Broad Green railway station is situated in the Broad Green district of Liverpool, England, on the border with Knowsley. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... The main entrance to Liverpool Lime Street Station Liverpool Lime Street railway station on Lime Street is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. ... Wigan North Western railway station is one of two main railway stations serving the town of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchesters mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. ... Warrington Bank Quay railway station is a mainline railway station serving the UK town of Warrington. ...

External links

• Liverpool City Council, Ward Profile: Old Swan