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unusual facts about Churchtown, Sefton



1986 in Northern Ireland

Martin Waddell, writing as Catherine Sefton, publishes Starry Night, the first of a series of three young-adult novels set in The Troubles.

Aintree railway stations

Aintree railway station, Aintree (2) L&Y, Opened as Aintree renamed Aintree Sefton Arms then renamed Aintree Still open as Aintree

Charles Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton

The family seats were : Croxteth Hall, Lancs ; Stoke Farm, Berks ; Sefton House, Belgrave Sq.

Churchtown, Merseyside

It is the centre of the ancient parish of North Meols and was formerly a detached settlement, on the northern fringe of what is now Southport.

George Ede

George Matthew Ede (born 22 February 1834 in Itchen, Southampton; died 13 March 1870 at Sefton, Liverpool) was an English cricketer.

Gulval

Gulval has two football teams competing in the Trelawny League; two cricket teams competing in the Penwith area League; the Old Inn - a public house in Gulval Churchtown – was given to the Coldstream Guards Association in memory of Capt Michael Lempriere Bolitho and renamed “The Coldstreamer” (Capt Bolitho was killed in HMS Walney, a Royal Navy tug; her task was to crash through the boom at the entrance to Oran Harbour in Operation Torch on 8 November 1942).

Hugh Molyneux, 7th Earl of Sefton

He was a descendant of William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton, who founded the Waterloo Cup and the Grand National.

Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings

Sefton, a horse that survived the attack at Hyde Park despite incurring serious injuries including wounds to his head, neck and back, became well-known due to the Horse of the Year Show, where he was awarded "Horse of the Year", and his numerous television appearances.

One seriously injured horse, Sefton, survived and was subsequently featured on a number of television programmes and was awarded "Horse of the Year".

Joanne Nicholas

Joanne attended Churchtown Primary School, Stanley High School and King George V College ("KGV"), all in Southport, Merseyside.

Liverpool and District Cricket Competition

First Division: Ainsdale, Alder, Fleetwood Hesketh, Formby, Liverpool, Newton le Willows, Northop Hall, Orrell Red Triangle, Rainhill, Sefton Park, Wallasey, Wigan.

First Division: Ainsdale, Colwyn Bay, Highfield, Hightown, Liverpool, Newton le Willows, Northop Hall, Orrell Red Triangle, Rainford, Sefton Park, Wavertree, Wigan.

Liverpool Pride

Liverpool Pride is a registered charity run by a Board of Trustees with the stated aim of promoting equality and diversity, advancing education, and eliminating discrimination in relation to LGBT people across the six districts of Liverpool City Region: Halton, Knowsley, City of Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.

Main North Road

From the Adelaide city centre, it passes through the Adelaide Parklands and the suburbs of Thorngate, Medindie, Medindie Gardens, Nailsworth, Prospect, Sefton Park, Blair Athol and Enfield before reaching the major intersection at Gepps Cross.

Marshside, Merseyside

Marshside has surprisingly few pubs (compared with neighbouring Churchtown), possibly in part due to the strong tradition of Methodism in the former village.

North Mersey Branch

Plans to open this section as part of Merseyrail's Northern Line have been put forward in Sefton's transport plan, with the first details to emerge about its possible reopening being published by the media on 28 February 2008.

Orrell

Orrell, Merseyside, an urban area east of Bootle, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton

Sefton, Merseyside

As a result of boundary revisions for the 2010 general election the village now forms part of the new Sefton Central constituency which is represented by the Labour MP Bill Esterson.

From 1997 until 2010 the village and civil parish of Sefton was part of the Knowsley North and Sefton East constituency represented by George Howarth, a Labour Party MP.

Southport Botanic Gardens

Sefton Council highlighted for further closures within the park which would see the loss of the Botanic Gardens Fernary, Aviery, Garden Nursery and Toilets along with the Conservatory at Hesketh Park.

Speen, Buckinghamshire

Many of the horses that were injured when the IRA bombed the Royal Horse Guards in the early 1980s were brought here (Sefton being the most famous), and the stables have become a popular tourist attraction for animal lovers.


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