Mossley Hill is a suburb of

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and a

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ward. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by

Aigburth Aigburth () is a suburb of Liverpool, England. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Dingle, Garston, Mossley Hill, and Toxteth. Etymology The name Aigburth comes from Old Norse ''eik'' and ''berg'', meaning ''oak-tree hill ...

, Allerton, Childwall, and

Wavertree Wavertree is a district of Liverpool, England. It is a ward of Liverpool City Council, and its population at the 2011 census was 14,772. Located to the south and east of the city centre, it is bordered by various districts and suburbs such a ...

. At the 2001 Census, the population was 12,650, increasing to 13,816 at the 2011 Census. The Mossley Hill has a highest elevation of 63m, the location of which is the Mossley Hill Parish Church on the corner of Rose Lane and Mossley Hill North Road.

Penny Lane

Mossley Hill was made famous in 1967 thanks to

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' song " Penny Lane", written about a Mossley Hill street of the same name. The street runs between Allerton Road and Greenbank Road and receives thousands of annual tourist visits.

Notable residents

* Kim Cattrall, actress, born in Mossley Hill and raised there for three months * J. Bruce Ismay, director of the

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and ''

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'' survivor * Charles Lawrence, Chairman of the

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, lived in Carnatic Hall *

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, model and former Miss Great Britain, raised on Penny Lane *

Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in th ...

, singer, lived in the flat above the Dovedale Towers pub for a short period in 1969; he was still known as Farrokh Bulsara at the time and was in local band Ibex * Derek Nimmo, actor, sang in the local parish church choir * Steven Pienaar, former footballer for Everton * Darci Shaw, actress * The Rathbone family, shipowners * Russell Pritchard, musician, bassist of

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and

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* Richard Kemp CBE, Liberal Democrat Councillor, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group. * Erica Kemp CBE, former Liberal Democrat Councillor an
Lord Mayor of Liverpool
(2014-2015).

Education

The suburb is home to

Dovedale Primary School Dovedale Primary School is a primary school situated on Herondale Road in the Mossley Hill district of Liverpool, England. It is a mixed community school founded in 1908. The school was previously known as two separate schools, Dovedale Junior ...

. This was the school of notable Liverpudlians George Harrison,

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, Peter Sissons, Jimmy Tarbuck and John Power. Calderstones School (which Lennon attended in its previous incarnation, Quarry Bank) is located on nearby Harthill Road. In turn, this is located near the city's police horse training centre, just north of Mossley Hill's main residential area.

Liverpool College Liverpool College is a school in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England. It was one of the thirteen founding members of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, Headmasters' Conference (HMC). History Liverpool College was the first of man ...

(which was until 2013 a fee-paying independent school) is also located within the area, and Liverpool's only grammar school the Liverpool Blue Coat School is also nearby. The area is also home to the Greenbank Halls of Residence and now closed Carnatic Halls of Residence student accommodation complexes (belonging to the

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). The Greenbank Village complex consists of redeveloped Halls including Derby and Rathbone Hall and Roscoe and Gladstone Hall: commonly known as D&R and R&G. The former Carnatic Halls site at Mossley Hill on Elmswood Road was the largest of the University of Liverpool's accommodation complexes: Morton House, Lady Mountford House, Lichen Grove, McNair Hall, Salisbury Hall and Rankin Hall. Dale Hall was demolished in 2019 and now is redeveloped as a housing complex.

Parks

Mossley Hill is home to Greenbank Park, one of the most popular parks in Liverpool. Two more of the city's most popular parks, Sefton Park and

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, are also nearby. The Millennium Green, accessed from Penny Lane or Oakdale Road is a small popular green space including wild flower fields and woods, and is a popular dog walking area.

Art

Sudley House is one of seven museums and art galleries run by

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, displaying paintings by Gainsborough and Turner, among others.

Transport

Mossley Hill railway station on Rose Lane offers regular services to Liverpool city centre (an approx 11 minute journey time),

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(27 minute journey) and Manchester Oxford Road (a 57-minute journey). There are connections to

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via

Liverpool South Parkway Liverpool South Parkway station (Formerly Allerton railway station), is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of ...

. Buses outside the railway station route as follows:- * 61 -

and

Bootle Bootle (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449. Historically part of Lancashire, Bootle ...

* 80A -

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or Speke and

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* 201 Royal Liverpool Hospital or Speke Buses from Penny Lane / Allerton Road route as follows:- * 62 to

* 68 from Aigburth to Bootle * 75 and 76 from the city centre to Halewood * 80 and 80A * 86 and 86A from the city centre to Garston and Liverpool Airport Services 80A and 86A are the only bus services that connect Mossley Hill with the airport. The 699 service runs from the Greenbank Halls of Residence (University of Liverpool) on Greenbank Road to the University of Liverpool on Mount Pleasant/Brownlow Hill.

Government

The district lies on the border of two Parliamentary constituencies; Liverpool, Riverside and Liverpool Wavertree. It is represented on Liverpool City Council by councillors from Mossley Hill ward itself and it is in parts of Greenbank and Church wards.

Healthcare

Spire Hospital Liverpool (formerly Lourdes Hospital) on Greenbank Road is Liverpool's first private hospital. The hospital faces Greenbank Park.

Sport

Mossley Hill Athletic Club are a voluntary multi sports club. They offer facilities for archery, crown green bowling, cricket, football, rugby, hockey, running and tennis. The district has a women's football team, Mossley Hill L.F.C., who play in the Northern Combination Women's Football League.

Retail and nightlife

Penny Lane Wine Bar is a pub on Penny Lane. The area of Rose Lane and Allerton Road contains a large number of wine bars, bistros, and restaurants. These two streets are the area's principal centres for retail, hosting numerous shops and offices. Olive and Grape Bistro, based on Rose Lane is a popular destination for ‘foodies’, with their fresh food approach, celebrating seasonality. The Dovedale Towers pub stands on the corner of Dovedale Road and Penny Lane. It was closed for business in 2010 and reopened in 2012.

Architecture

Mossley Hill is considered an affluent area. It is mostly residential with a few local businesses scattered around the district. Housing is mainly semi-detached, with occasional detached and numerous terraced streets. The area around Sefton Park has many large

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villas.

Places of worship

Most of the churches in Mossley Hill are members of "Churches Together in Mossley Hill", a covenanted group of churches. This group was known as "The Nine Churches of Mossley Hill" until it reformed with one new member under the new membership covenant in 1994. The original nine member churches comprised three Anglican parishes: St Matthew and St James,

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, and All Hallows, Allerton; two

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parishes: Our Lady of the Annunciation, Bishop Eton and

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and four Free Churches: Dovedale Baptist Church, Allerton

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, Elm Hall Drive

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and Bethel

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. The tenth church was Dove Community Church, which ceased to exist in 2006 and at the same time was replaced in membership of Churches Together by Wavertree Christian Fellowship. There is at least one more church in Mossley Hill not in membership of Churches Together: Ramilies Road Chapel. There is also a

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in the area, the Islamic Institute on Cramond Avenue.

References

External links

2006 Liverpool City Council, Ward Profile: Mossley Hill

Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 18
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