Shirdley Hill Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Shirdley Hill.JPG
Static Image Caption:Shirdley Hill
Coordinates:53.608°N -2.968°W
Official Name:Shirdley Hill
Civil Parish:Halsall
Shire District:West Lancashire
Shire County:Lancashire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:West Lancashire
Post Town:ORMSKIRK
Postcode District:L39
Postcode Area:L
Dial Code:01704
Os Grid Reference:SD359128
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of West Lancashire
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Lancashire

Shirdley Hill is a small village in the civil parish of Halsall, Lancashire, England, and is situated on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. It is reached by B roads from either the A5147 or the A570.

An £80,000 redevelopment of the village green, completed in 2009, provided the green with a new pond, benches and a flower bed.[1] Shirdley Hill railway station was on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, though the station closed in 1938, and the track was lifted in 1964. A plaque on the corner of Shaws Garth marks the site.[2]

In 2013, the Village installed an Automated Defibrillator near the Bus Stop.

Shirdley Hill gave its name to "Shirdley Hill Sand" which was used in a number of industrial processes, particularly glassmaking.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malachy. O'Neill. New £80,000 community park for Shirdley Hill near Ormskirk. Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser. 21 May 2009. 2 August 2009.
  2. Book: Gell, Rob. 1986. An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. 0-947562-04-4.
  3. Web site: Shirdley Hill Sand, Sefton Coast • Historic Liverpool. 3 May 2011.