Grassendale is a suburb of

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, England. It is in the south of the city, bordered by

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, Garston and

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History

The hamlet of Grassendale was acquired by Robert de Blackburn, the lord of the manor of Garston, from Richard de Toxteth in the 14th century. In the 19th century it developed as a residential suburb. Grassendale was made into an ecclesiastical parish in 1855 following the opening of St Mary's Church in August 1853. Grassendale was recorded as a site with Catholic landowners in 1717. The Roman Catholic church of St. Austin, served by the English Benedictines, opened in 1838.

Description

Grassendale is an almost entirely residential suburb which consists of large, detached 19th century villas. The area is particularly green, and houses are commonly set well back from the road. This district retains classic-style streetlamps. Grassendale Park and Cressington Park were designated as

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s on 13 November 1968. The

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, which contains both parks and the housing, is called

Cressington Cressington is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency. It contains the Cressington Park, Grassendale Park in the Garston area of Liverpool. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,5 ...

Otterspool Promenade Otterspool Promenade is a riverside walk and accompanying area of parkland in the Aigburth and Grassendale districts of Liverpool, England. The promenade runs along the bank of the River Mersey from just north of Garston Docks to Otterspool Par ...

is located nearby and runs along the bank of the

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from just north of Garston Docks to Otterspool Park.

Transport

Cressington railway station Cressington railway station serves the Grassendale district of Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Southport-Hunts Cross route of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system. The station takes its name from thCressington Parkare ...

is located in the centre of the district, providing

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services to

and

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References

External links

St. Mary's Church, Grassendale

Grassendale Football Club
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