|
Coordinates: 53°22′23″N 3°11′02″W / 53.373, -3.184 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. ...
Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ...
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; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the former Yugoslavia[1], the Soviet Union and European institutions such as the Council of...
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 CH postcode area, also known as the Chester postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Bagillt, Birkenhead, Buckley, Chester, Deeside, Ellesmere Port, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Neston, Prenton, Wallasey and Wirral in England and Wales. ...
The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ...
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. ...
This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
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. ...
The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ...
Wirral West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ...
North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ...
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. ...
West Kirby is a town located on the north west corner of the coast of the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. West Kirby is, also, situated at the mouth of the River Dee across from the Point of Ayr in North Wales. Its name derives from the fact that it is the most westerly of the English towns known as Kirkby. Formerly, West Kirby was in the county of Cheshire. Since 1974, it has been in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. As of the 2001 Census, the population of West Kirby, as part of the West Kirby & Thurstaston Ward, was 12,869. Map showing the location of the Wirral at grid reference SJ285850 Wirral or The Wirral (IPA: [wɪɹəɫ]) is a peninsula in the north west of England, bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ...
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ...
For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...
For other Rivers Dee in the UK, see River Dee. ...
Point of Ayr is the northernmost point of mainland Wales. ...
Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ...
Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ...
Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ...
Thurstaston is a village on The Wirral Peninsula and in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. ...
History
The name West Kirby is of Viking origin, originally Kirkjubyr, meaning 'village with a church'[2]. The form with the modifier "West" exists to distinguish it from the other town of the same name in Wirral: Kirkby-in-Walea (now the modern town of Wallasey)[3][4]. For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). ...
Wallasey is a large town on the mouth of the River Mersey, at the north-eastern corner of the Wirral. ...
The old village was located around St. Bridget's Church, but the town as it is today is centred on West Kirby railway station, which is about 1km away. The town has an elegant Victorian promenade, flanked by the West Kirby Marine Lake that permits boats to sail even at low tide. The original marine lake was opened in 1905 but suffered a catastrophic leak in the early 1980s. A new lake was constructed on the site which is wider than previous and allows better sporting opportunities. The Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial is a notable local landmark, as it was designed in 1922 by the British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger who was responsible for a number of war memorials around the world, including the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London. West Kirby railway station is situated in the town of West Kirby, Wirral, England. ...
The Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial is a 115-meter-high, granite four-sided obelisk which stands on Grange Hill, West Kirby, Merseyside. ...
Detail from the Royal Artillery Memorial Charles Sargeant Jagger MC (1885-1934) was a British sculptor who, following active service in the First World War, sculpted many works on the theme of war. ...
The Royal Artillery Memorial is a large stone memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London dedicated to casualties in the British Royal Regiment of Artillery in World War One. ...
Sport
Sunset over the Marine Lake Windsurfing, sailing and sea kayaking are all popular local sports. Image File history File links Sunset_over_the_Marine_Lake,_West_Kirby. ...
Image File history File links Sunset_over_the_Marine_Lake,_West_Kirby. ...
A windsurfer with modern gear tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing gybe (downwind turn) close to shore in Maui, Hawaii, one of the popular destinations for windsurfing. ...
For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ...
This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
In October 1991, the World Windsurfing Speed Record was set on the West Kirby Marine Lake at 42.16 knots. It was held for 2 years until it was beaten in Australia. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...
Water sports fans are reminded to wear appropriate footwear whilst using the marine lake due to the presence of weaver fish with sharp poisonous barbs. There is also an RNLI Lifeboat Station near West Kirby Sailing Club. Binomial name Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758 The weaver fish is a small fish (about 10-15 cm in length), commonly found around the British Isles in warm weather. ...
West KIrby Sailing Club is a sailing club on the dee estuary on the Wirral peninsular. ...
The Royal Liverpool Golf Club, a links course sited between West Kirby and Hoylake, hosted the 2006 British Open. The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is a leading golf club in North West England. ...
, Hoylake beach, looking towards Hilbre Island Arms of the former Hoylake Urban District Council Hoylake is a seaside town in Merseyside, England, a few miles to the west of Liverpool. ...
“British Open†redirects here. ...
Tennis tournaments have been held in Ashton Park. Here, players including John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Monica Seles and Pete Sampras have played in competition.[5] For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ...
Ashton Park is situated in Ashton-on-Ribble to the west of Preston, Lancashire, England. ...
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. ...
Boris Franz Becker (born November 22, 1967) is a former World No. ...
Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is an American professional tennis player, who originally played for her native Yugoslavia. ...
Peter “Pete†Sampras (born 12 August 1971), is a former World No. ...
Parkland & Beach The town itself contains such delights as Ashton Park and the start of the Wirral Way, which follows the trackbed of a former railway line to Hooton. Sandlea Park is situated in the centre of the town, a short walk from the railway station. Another popular activity is to walk out to the islands of Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre Island at low tide. The promenade & beach allow an excellent panoramic view of part of the North Wales coastline. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The Hilbre Group of islands in the estuary of the River Dee, and are part of the estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest. ...
Ashton Park is situated in Ashton-on-Ribble to the west of Preston, Lancashire, England. ...
The Wirral Country Park is a Country Park on the Wirral Peninsula, England, lying both in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and the county of Cheshire. ...
Hooton may refer to: Burt Hooton, American Major League Baseball player Earnest A. Hooton, American anthropologist E. R. Hooton, author (Phoenix Triumphant etc. ...
Little Eye is a small sandstone outcrop, smallest of the Hilbre Islands, in the Dee Estuary and the first reached when walking from West Kirby. ...
The Hilbre Group of islands in the estuary of the River Dee, and are part of the estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest. ...
Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ...
Notable people - George Mallory, mountaineer, was schooled in West Kirby.
- Olaf Stapledon, science fiction author and philosopher, is a former resident.
- Philip Sheppard and Sir Cyril Clarke, lepidopterists, worked in West Kirby.
- Shirley Hughes, writer and illustrator, was brought up in West Kirby.
- Denys Rayner, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, was brought up in West Kirby.
- Daniel Craig, actor who played James Bond in the 2006 version of Casino Royale, attended Hilbre High School and Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby.
- Selwyn Lloyd, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Speaker of the House of Commons, lived in West Kirby.
- Glenda Jackson, actress and politician, attended West Kirby Grammar School.
In addition to the above, the rock bands The Coral are from neighbouring town Hoylake and The Seal Cub Clubbing Club are from West Kirby. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 876 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) West Kirby, Wirral Author: Stephen Tapril File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 876 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) West Kirby, Wirral Author: Stephen Tapril File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 – 8 June/9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. ...
William Olaf Stapledon (May 10, 1886 – September 6, 1950) was a British philosopher and author of several influential works of science fiction. ...
Professor Philip MacDonald Sheppard, F.R.S. (27 July 1921–17 October 1976) was a British geneticist and lepidopterist. ...
Sir Cyril Astley Clarke (22nd Aug 1907–22nd November 2000) was a physician, lepidopterist and geneticist. ...
A lepidopterist is a person who catches and collects, or simply studies, lepidopterans, members of an order comprising butterflies, skippers, and moths. ...
Shirley Hughes (born 16 July 1927, Wirral, United Kingdom) is an English writer and illustrator. ...
Denys Rayner in 1943 Denys Arthur Rayner DSC and Bar, VRD, RNVR, (9 Feb 1908-5 Jan 1967) fought throughout the second Battle of the Atlantic. ...
The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) ratings of the Royal Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ...
Daniel Wroughton Craig[1] (born 2 March 1968[2]) is a BAFTA-nominated English actor best known as the sixth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the official film series from EON Productions. ...
Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming, and the protagonist of the James Bond series of novels and films. ...
Casino Royale (2006) is the 21st film in the James Bond series and the first to star Daniel Craig as MI6 agent James Bond. ...
John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd (28 July 1904 - 18 May 1978), known for most of his career as Selwyn Lloyd, was a British Conservative politician. ...
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister responsible for all economic and financial matters. ...
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (commonly referred to as Foreign Secretary) is a member of the British Government responsible for relations with foreign countries, heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (often called simply the Foreign Office). ...
In the United Kingdom, the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, and is seen historically as the First Commoner of the Land. ...
Glenda Jackson Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May 1936) is a two-time Academy Award-winning British actress and politician, currently Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. ...
For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ...
The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool. ...
, Hoylake beach, looking towards Hilbre Island Arms of the former Hoylake Urban District Council Hoylake is a seaside town in Merseyside, England, a few miles to the west of Liverpool. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
See also This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...
This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
Kirby Park railway station was a station on the Hooton to West Kirby which opened in 1894. ...
West Kirby Grammar School is a grammar school for girls, in the town of West Kirby on the Wirral. ...
WestWirralWorks CLC WestWirralWorks City Learning Centre is situated on the campus of Hilbre High School, West Kirby, Merseyside. ...
External links
References - ^ *Population Data (West Kirby & Thurstaston) 2001 Census ONS
- ^ J. McN Dodgson, The Place-Names of Cheshire Part IV The Place-Names of Broxton Hundred and Wirral Hundred, Cambridge University Press 1972.
- ^ ibid. page 295. The earliest usage given of this form being "West Kyrkeby in Wirhale" in 1285 (see page 294)
- ^ Norman Ellison, The Wirral Peninsula, Robert Hale & Company 1955, page 44.
- ^ Ashton Park tennis
 Districts of North West England | Allerdale • Barrow-in-Furness • Blackburn with Darwen • Blackpool • Bolton • Burnley • Bury • Carlisle • Chester • Chorley • Congleton • Copeland • Crewe and Nantwich • Eden • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Fylde • Halton • Hyndburn • Knowsley • Lancaster • Liverpool • Macclesfield • Manchester • Oldham • Pendle • Preston • Ribble Valley • Rochdale • Rossendale • St Helens • Salford • Sefton • South Lakeland • South Ribble • Stockport • Tameside • Trafford • Vale Royal • Warrington • West Lancashire • Wigan • Wirral • Wyre Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire • Cumbria • Greater Manchester • Lancashire • Merseyside Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...
The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ...
Allerdale is a local government district and borough in Cumbria, England. ...
Barrow-in-Furness is a local government district and borough in Cumbria, England. ...
Blackburn with Darwen (Dwrgwyn) is a borough in Lancashire, North West England. ...
It has been suggested that South Shore, Blackpool be merged into this article or section. ...
The Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ...
Burnley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire in North West England. ...
The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in the northwest of England. ...
The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, England. ...
Chester is a local government district in Cheshire, North West England, with the status of a city. ...
Chorley is a local government district with borough status, in Lancashire, England. ...
Congleton is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, in North West England. ...
Copeland is a local government district and borough in western Cumbria, England. ...
Crewe and Nantwich is one of six local government districts in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. ...
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. ...
Ellesmere Port and Neston is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire, England. ...
Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ...
Halton is a borough in North West England, administered by a unitary authority. ...
Hyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ...
Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Merseyside, England. ...
Logo The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. ...
For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ...
Macclesfield is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire England. ...
This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...
This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ...
Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ...
This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ...
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. ...
The Metropolitan borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. ...
Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. ...
St Helens is a Metropolitan Borough in Merseyside, North West England. ...
The City of Salford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ...
See Sefton, New South Wales for the suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. ...
South Ribble is a local government district and borough in Lancashire, England. ...
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England. ...
Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in north west England. ...
For other uses, see Trafford (disambiguation). ...
Vale Royal is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, North West England. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
West Lancashire is a local government district in Lancashire, England. ...
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a Metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. ...
Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ...
This article is about the district of Wyre in England. ...
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ...
Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ...
Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ...
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ...
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ...
| |
Feeds |
Contact