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{{Short description|District and suburb of Wallasey, England}}
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'''Wallasey Village''' is a district and suburb of [[Wallasey]], in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral]], England. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]] the population of the area was 8,550.<ref name=wirral2001census>{{citation|url=http://www.wirral.gov.uk/factsandfigures/census2001/oneward2recset.asp?ref=TS46 |title=2001 Census: Wallasey Village|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=13 December 2008}}</ref>


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Wallasey Village is the most westerly suburb of Wallasey and borders the other suburbs of [[New Brighton, Merseyside|New Brighton]] to the north east, [[Liscard]] to the east and [[Poulton, Merseyside|Poulton]] to the south east.{{cn|date=January 2023}} Further west is [[Leasowe]], and to the north, beyond Harrison Park, is the King's Parade fronting [[Liverpool Bay]].{{cn|date=January 2023}} The Wirral Show used to be held on the extensive grassed areas - known as "the Dips" along this promenade, to the west of New Brighton.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
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'''Wallasey Village''' is a district of the town of [[Wallasey]], within the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral]] in [[England]]. Localities within this area are informally said to be in "The Village". At the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]] the population of the district was 8,550.<ref name=wirral2001census>{{citation|url=http://www.wirral.gov.uk/factsandfigures/census2001/oneward2recset.asp?ref=TS46 |title=2001 Census: Wallasey Village|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=13 December 2008}}</ref>

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Wallasey Village is the most westerly township in Wallasey, being bordered by the Wallasey suburbs of [[New Brighton, Merseyside|New Brighton]] to the north east, [[Liscard]] to the east and [[Poulton, Merseyside|Poulton]] to the south east. Further west is [[Leasowe]], and to the north, beyond Harrison Park, is the King's Parade fronting [[Liverpool Bay]]. The Wirral Show used to be held on the extensive grassed areas - known as "the Dips" along this promenade, to the west of New Brighton.


==History==
==History==
[[File:StHilarysOldTower.jpg|thumb|left|The Old Church Tower]]
[[File:StHilarysOldTower.jpg|thumb|left|The Old Church Tower]]
St Hilary’s Church may date back to the earliest days of Christianity in Britain. There are just eight churches in Britain named after the [[Bishop of Poitiers]], [[Hilary of Poitiers|St. Hilary]], who contributed to the [[First Council of Nicaea]] in 325 AD, and it is thought that they were founded by [[Germanus of Auxerre|St Germanus]], who was invited from France as a missionary by the 5th century English church. The tower is all that remains of a later church, which was built in 1530 but destroyed by fire in 1857: by the time someone had raced to [[Birkenhead]] to alert the fire brigade, and they had harnessed the horses to the fire tenders and galloped back to Wallasey, little remained of the church apart from a charred shell and the tower.
St Hilary's Church may date back to the earliest days of Christianity in Britain. There are just eight churches in Britain named after the [[Bishop of Poitiers]], [[Hilary of Poitiers|St. Hilary]], who contributed to the [[First Council of Nicaea]] in 325 AD, and it is thought that they were founded by [[Germanus of Auxerre|St Germanus]], who was invited from France as a missionary by the 5th-century English church. The tower is all that remains of a later church, which was built in 1530 but destroyed by fire in 1857: by the time someone had raced to [[Birkenhead]] to alert the fire brigade, and they had harnessed the horses to the fire tenders and galloped back to Wallasey, little remained of the church apart from a charred shell and the tower.

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Until about the 15th century, the village was generally known as ''Kirkby in Walley''. The name derives from the Norse words meaning "village with a church", and ''Walea'', the Anglo-Saxon name for Wallasey as recorded in the ''[[Domesday Book]]''.<ref>{{citation |title=The History of the Hundred of Wirral
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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lMAMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22kirkby+in+walley%22&pg=PA290 |last=Mortimer |first=William |year=1847 |publisher=Whittaker & Co. |location=London}}</ref> The village of [[West Kirby]] (or ''Kirkby'') was so named to differentiate it from this ''Kirkby''.


On 24 December 2022, a gunman [[Wallasey pub shooting|killed a woman and injured four men]] in a [[mass shooting]] at a pub in Wallasey Village.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 December 2022 |title=Wallasey pub shooting: Woman fatally shot in head was out with friends |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.comco.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64090038 |access-date=25 December 2022}}</ref>
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Until about the 15th century, the village was generally known as ''Kirkby in Walley''. This derives from the Norse words meaning "village with a church", and ''Walea'', the Anglo-Saxon name for Wallasey as recorded in the ''[[Domesday Book]]''.<ref>{{citation | title = The History of the Hundred of Wirral
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|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lMAMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22kirkby+in+walley%22&pg=PA290 | last = Mortimer | first = William Williams | year = 1847| publisher = Whittaker & Co. | location = London}}</ref> The village of [[West Kirby]] (or ''Kirkby'') was so named to differentiate it from this ''Kirkby''.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Wallasey Village is situated to the north-east of the Wirral Peninsula, adjoining the [[Irish Sea]] to the north-west of the village. The village is less than {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} west-south-west of the [[River Mersey]] at [[New Brighton, Merseyside|New Brighton]] and {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-north-east of the [[Dee Estuary]] at [[Hoylake]]. The centre of Wallasey Village is at an elevation of around {{convert|12|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osola.org.uk/elevations/|title=SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref>
Wallasey Village is situated in the north-east of the [[Wirral Peninsula]], adjoining the [[Irish Sea]] to the north-west of the area. The area is less than {{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=on}} west-south-west of the [[River Mersey]] at [[New Brighton, Merseyside|New Brighton]] and {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}} east-north-east of the [[Dee Estuary]] at [[Hoylake]]. The centre of Wallasey Village is at an elevation of around {{convert|12|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osola.org.uk/elevations/|title=SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref>


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==Community==
==Community==
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Wallasey Village is a largely residential area with various shops and pubs along the central road, Wallasey Village (road), with some extending along the eastern end of Leasowe Road.
Wallasey Village is a largely residential area with various shops and pubs along the central road, Wallasey Village (road), with some extending along the eastern end of Leasowe Road.


Wallasey Village forms part of [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral]]'s [[Wallasey (ward)|Wallasey ward]] and is represented by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] Councillors: Lesley Rennie, Paul Hayes and Ian Lewis. The most recent local elections took place on 5 May 2016, when Ian Lewis was elected by 50% of the votes cast and a majority of 675.
Wallasey Village forms part of [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral]]'s [[Wallasey (ward)|Wallasey ward]] and is represented by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] Councillors: Lesley Rennie and Ian Lewis. The most recent local elections took place in 2023, when Lesley Rennie and Ian Lewis were re-elected with the highest votes of any Conservative candidate in the North West.


==Transport==
==Transport==
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There are two railway stations within this area: [[Wallasey Village railway station|Wallasey Village]] and [[Wallasey Grove Road railway station|Wallasey Grove Road]]. Both are well-used despite their close proximity (approx 0.5 miles): this is mainly because Wallasey Grove Road Station has a large free car park for travellers wishing to [[park and ride]] and excellent ground level access whereas Wallasey Village Station connects with the major bus routes which run along Leasowe Road where it is situated.
There are two railway stations within this area: [[Wallasey Village railway station|Wallasey Village]] and [[Wallasey Grove Road railway station|Wallasey Grove Road]].


==References==
==References==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH59hHwDxZc Wallasey - Village Of Yesteryear (movie montage of Victorian and Edwardian images)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH59hHwDxZc Wallasey - Village Of Yesteryear (movie montage of Victorian and Edwardian images)]


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Latest revision as of 18:06, 30 April 2024

Wallasey Village
Aerial view towards the village with St Nicholas' Church in the distance
Wallasey Village is located in Merseyside
Wallasey Village
Wallasey Village
Location within Merseyside
Population8,550 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ293923
• London181 mi (291 km)[2] SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWALLASEY
Postcode districtCH44
Dialling code0151
ISO 3166 codeGB-WRL
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside
53°25′24″N 3°03′54″W / 53.4233°N 3.065°W / 53.4233; -3.065

Wallasey Village is a district and suburb of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England. At the 2001 Census the population of the area was 8,550.[1]

Wallasey Village is the most westerly suburb of Wallasey and borders the other suburbs of New Brighton to the north east, Liscard to the east and Poulton to the south east.[citation needed] Further west is Leasowe, and to the north, beyond Harrison Park, is the King's Parade fronting Liverpool Bay.[citation needed] The Wirral Show used to be held on the extensive grassed areas - known as "the Dips" along this promenade, to the west of New Brighton.[citation needed]

History

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The Old Church Tower

St Hilary's Church may date back to the earliest days of Christianity in Britain. There are just eight churches in Britain named after the Bishop of Poitiers, St. Hilary, who contributed to the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, and it is thought that they were founded by St Germanus, who was invited from France as a missionary by the 5th-century English church. The tower is all that remains of a later church, which was built in 1530 but destroyed by fire in 1857: by the time someone had raced to Birkenhead to alert the fire brigade, and they had harnessed the horses to the fire tenders and galloped back to Wallasey, little remained of the church apart from a charred shell and the tower.

Until about the 15th century, the village was generally known as Kirkby in Walley. The name derives from the Norse words meaning "village with a church", and Walea, the Anglo-Saxon name for Wallasey as recorded in the Domesday Book.[3] The village of West Kirby (or Kirkby) was so named to differentiate it from this Kirkby.

On 24 December 2022, a gunman killed a woman and injured four men in a mass shooting at a pub in Wallasey Village.[4]

Geography

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Wallasey Village is situated in the north-east of the Wirral Peninsula, adjoining the Irish Sea to the north-west of the area. The area is less than 3 mi (4.8 km) west-south-west of the River Mersey at New Brighton and 10 mi (16 km) east-north-east of the Dee Estuary at Hoylake. The centre of Wallasey Village is at an elevation of around 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.[5]

Community

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Wallasey Village is a largely residential area with various shops and pubs along the central road, Wallasey Village (road), with some extending along the eastern end of Leasowe Road.

Wallasey Village forms part of Metropolitan Borough of Wirral's Wallasey ward and is represented by Conservative Party Councillors: Lesley Rennie and Ian Lewis. The most recent local elections took place in 2023, when Lesley Rennie and Ian Lewis were re-elected with the highest votes of any Conservative candidate in the North West.

Transport

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There are two railway stations within this area: Wallasey Village and Wallasey Grove Road.

References

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  1. ^ a b 2001 Census: Wallasey Village, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 13 December 2008
  2. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ Mortimer, William (1847), The History of the Hundred of Wirral, London: Whittaker & Co.
  4. ^ "Wallasey pub shooting: Woman fatally shot in head was out with friends". BBC News. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. ^ "SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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