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Huyton (/ ˈhaɪtən / HY-tən) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. Part of the Liverpool Built-up Area, it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash and Netherley. Historically in Lancashire, Huyton was an ancient parish which in the mid-19th century contained Croxteth Park, Knowsley and Tarbock.
Jan 20, 2018 · / History – Huyton. The township of Huyton is one of ancient origin. In the Domesday survey of 1086 the name of the settlement appeared as Hitune meaning literally ‘High Town’ and was held,...
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Mediæval
Huyton was first settled about AD 600–650 by Angles. The settlement was founded on a low hill surrounded by inaccessible marshy land. The first part of the name may suggest a landing-place, probably on the banks of the River Alt. Both Huyton and Roby are mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, Huyton being spelt Hitune.
Industrial development
Huyton-with-Roby is situated near to the south western extremity of the Lancashire coalfield. In the 19th century migrants from northern Wales settled in the area to work in nearby colleries. A Welsh-speaking Non-conformist chapel (Calvinistic Methodists) was founded in Wood Lane, Huyton Quarry. Nearby Cronton Colliery finally ceased production in March 1984, shortly before the UK miners' strike (1984–1985). Both Huyton and Roby have stations on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (another s...
Second World War
During the Second World War, Huyton suffered bombing from the Luftwaffe. Some Huyton residents were killed or injured but the scale of destruction was much less than that experienced by Liverpool, Bootle and Birkenhead. Unlike Liverpool, schoolchildren were not evacuated from Huyton but schools and homes were provided with air-raid shelters. Huyton was also host to three wartime camps: an internment camp, a prisoner-of-war camp and a base for American servicemen. The internment camp, one of t...
Huyton is located just west of the M57 motorway which marks its border. Liverpool city centre is six miles to the west via the M62 motorway. Huyton railway station, formerly called Huyton Gate, is served by regular City Line services to and from Liverpool, St Helens, Wiganand further afield.
Huyton has one secondary school – Lord Derby Academy on Seel Road – and 15 primary schools. It also has a sixth form on Rupert Road, called the Roby Campus (part of Knowsley Community College). A construction training college is on Princess Drive.
The shopping centre of Huyton is still referred to by local people as "the village" or "the villie", which dates back to the days when the centre was a rural village community. An Asda Walmart complex has been built nearby. There are also around 100 other independent shops and an indoor market. The area has two libraries: Huyton Library (Civic Way)...
The area is served by Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park (Longview Drive) and King George V Sports Centre (Longview Lane). Huyton-with-Roby boasts two 18-hole golf courses: Huyton & Prescot Golf Club (founded in 1905) and Bowring Golf Club (according to a sign at the course, the oldest municipal golf course in England). Huyton has its own cricket cl...
Huyton-with-Roby has several Beatles connections. As The Quarrymen, the Fab Four played the MPTE Social Club in Finch Lane. The Beatles also played 15 times in a hall in Page Moss (Hambleton Hall, St David Road; later became a Probation Office) between January 1961 and January 1962. On 21 March 1961, The Swinging Blue Jeans, fronted by Huyton-born ...
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Huyton. Huyton is of ancient origin and is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086 as Hitune, possibly meaning 'High Town'. Over the centuries, several notable families have owned it: the...
‘Huy’ might have meant a landing place – where settlers alighted their boats – probably a spot on the River Alt. Green suggests it’s a name from the British languages spoke by people before the Viking and Norse influx.
Huyton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. Part of the Liverpool Built-up Area, it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash and Netherley. Overview.
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