| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.4676°N -2.9408°W |
| Official Name: | Fazakerley |
| Static Image Name: | Holy Name Church, Fazakerley.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Holy Name Church, Fazakerley |
| Population: | 16,786 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 Census) |
| Metropolitan Borough: | Liverpool |
| Metropolitan County: | Merseyside |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Liverpool Walton |
| Post Town: | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode District: | L9, L10 |
| Postcode Area: | L |
| Dial Code: | 0151 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SJ376971 |
| Map Type: | Merseyside |
Fazakerley is a suburb of north Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 16,786.[1]
Fazakerley is in north Liverpool; neighbouring districts include Croxteth, Gillmoss, Aintree and Kirkby. It includes Fazakerley railway station, Altcourse Prison and Aintree University Hospital.
Fazakerley takes its name from Anglo-Saxon 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".[2] It had an area of 1709acres and was separated from Walton by a brook, and from West Derby partly by Sugar Brook up to Stone bridge.
Fazakerley was once home to a Royal Ordnance Factories plant (ROF Fazakerley),[3] which manufactured weapons such as the Lee–Enfield rifle, Sten[4] and Sterling submachine guns both during and after World War II.
1983 Yorkshire Television drama One Summer was partially set in Fazakerley.