Shirdley Hill
Shirdley Hill is a small village in the civil parish of Halsall, Lancashire, England, and is situated on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. It is reached by B roads from either the A5147 or the A570.
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OS grid reference | SD359128 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ORMSKIRK |
Postcode district | L39 |
Dialling code | 01704 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
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An £80,000 redevelopment of the village green, completed in 2009, provided the green with a new pond, benches and a flower bed.[1] Shirdley Hill railway station was on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, though the station closed in 1938, and the track was lifted in 1964. A plaque on the corner of Shaws Garth marks the site.[2]
In 2013, the Village installed an Automated Defibrillator near the Bus Stop.
Shirdley Hill gave its name to "Shirdley Hill Sand" which was used in a number of industrial processes, particularly glassmaking.[3]
References
- O'Neill, Malachy (21 May 2009). "New £80,000 community park for Shirdley Hill near Ormskirk". Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4.
- http://historic-liverpool.co.uk/shirdley-sand