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4 unusual facts about Netherton


Netherton, Merseyside

For parliamentary elections Netherton is within the Bootle constituency represented by the Labour Party MP Joe Benton.

Buses run from here and Magdalene Square into central Liverpool (those from Magdalene Square also serve parts of Bootle) as well as North to Maghull, Ormskirk and Southport.

Netherton, Wakefield

Following the end of the strike, the two pits merged with Caphouse Colliery to form an amalgamated colliery at Denby Grange, which finally closed in 1991.

Old Roan railway station

The station is located on Ormskirk Road, with the southbound platform accessible from Ormskirk Road and the northbound platform under the railway bridge on Copy Lane (which is actually in Netherton).


British Iron Company

Brierley Hill, Dudley Wood and Netherton were all held under lease from the Dudley estate.

Netherton syndrome

Netherton syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with mutations in the SPINK5 gene, which encodes the serine protease inhibitor lympho-epithelial Kazal-type-related inhibitor (LEKTI).

Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal

The first sod was turned by the Lord Ward on 31 December 1855 and the canal opened on 20 August 1858, providing a waterway connection between the Black Country towns of Netherton and Tipton.

Tom Netherton

The lanky six-foot five-inch Netherton was born in Munich, Germany, as the son of a United States Army officer stationed there.

Trichorrhexis invaginata

The Netherton syndrome Mendelian Inheritance in Man is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder due to mutations of both copies of the SPINK5 gene (localized to band 5q31-32), which encodes the serine protease inhibitor LEKTI (lymphoepithelial Kazal-type-related inhibitor).


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