Whiston is a large village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England, situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Liverpool city centre. It is to the south of the A57 road that links the city with Warrington, and is crossed by the northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester railway. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 13,629.
Historically a part of Lancashire, for more than 450 years ...
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Whiston is a large village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England, situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Liverpool city centre. It is to the south of the A57 road that links the city with Warrington, and is crossed by the northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester railway. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 13,629.
Historically a part of Lancashire, for more than 450 years it was known for its coal mines. Its recorded history begins in the 13th century but its roots are much older. A polished stone hand-axe, a relic of the Neolithic Age, was discovered there in 1941 and in 1986 fragments of flint tools were found on a local farm.
The church of St. Nicholas on Windy Arbor Road was consecrated on 30 July 1868. It hosts a war memorial, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, which was struck by lightning in 1928. The memorial was replaced in 1932.
Whiston was formerly part of the Whiston Rural District. The area...
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