Fazakerley is a suburb of north

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. It is part of the

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Parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 16,786.

Description

Fazakerley is in north Liverpool; neighbouring districts include

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Gillmoss Gillmoss is an area in north Liverpool, Merseyside, England, located between Croxteth, Fazakerley and Kirkby. Description Gillmoss is a predominantly industrial area with little residential housing although pockets exist around the East Lancashi ...

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and

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. It includes

Fazakerley railway station Fazakerley railway station is a railway station in Fazakerley, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Kirkby branch of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. History The Liverpool and Bury Railway (L&BR) was authorised in 1845, but w ...

Altcourse Prison HM Prison Altcourse is a Category B men's private prison and Young Offender Institution in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. The prison is operated by G4S. History Altcourse became the first prison to be procured under ...

and

Aintree University Hospital Aintree University Hospital (colloquially known as Fazakerley Hospital) is a National Health Service hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool. It is managed by the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. History In 1898 Liverpool Corporat ...

History

Fazakerley takes its name from

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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". It had an area of and was separated from

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by a brook, and from

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partly by Sugar Brook up to Stone bridge. Fazakerley was once home to a

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plant (

ROF Fazakerley ROF Fazakerley was a Royal Ordnance Factory rifle manufacturing plant in Fazakerley, Liverpool, which manufactured small arms such as the Sten and Sterling submachine guns and Lee–Enfield rifle during and after World War II. ROF Fazakerley ...

), which manufactured weapons such as the

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rifle,

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https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205199830 and Sterling submachine guns both during and after

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In television

1983

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drama ''

One Summer ''One Summer'' is a 1983 British television drama serial written by Willy Russell and directed by Gordon Flemyng. It stars David Morrissey and Spencer Leigh as two 16-year-old Liverpool boys from broken homes who escape from their grim lives ...

'' was partially set in Fazakerley.

Notable residents

* Andy Brown, lead singer in Lawson * Owen Moran, lead singer of

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* 2002–03

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Jack Spriggs * 2008–09 Lord Mayor of Liverpool

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(former MP for

) *

Rickie Lambert Rickie Lee Lambert (born 16 February 1982) is an English former professional footballer. During his career, he played as a striker, before retiring in 2017. He won a number of personal awards, including two league Golden Boots. Lambert was know ...

Lauren McQueen Lauren Louise McQueen (born 12 July 1996) is an English actress. She gained prominence through her role as Lily Drinkwell on the Channel 4 soap opera, ''Hollyoaks''. She also appeared on the CBBC school-drama '' 4 O'Clock Club'' as Rachel and o ...

, actress *Emma Morris née Hughes * 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
{{Liverpool Areas of Liverpool Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley