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Windle, St Helens

Area of St Helens, Merseyside, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
metropolitan_county	Merseyside
population	10,690
population_ref	(2011.Ward)
official_name	Windle
static_image	Windle - Lord Derby's Footpath.jpg
static_image_caption	Lord Derby's Footpath, Windle
civil_parish	Windle
metropolitan_borough	St Helens
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	St Helens North
post_town	ST. HELENS
postcode_area	WA
postcode_district	WA10, WA11
dial_code	01744
os_grid_reference	SJ4916297181

Windle is a suburb of St Helens, The population of Windle was given as 10,690 at the 2011 Census. It was one of the original four townships alongside Eccleston, Parr and Sutton formed that merged to become St Helens.

History

Windleshaw Chantry, two engravings from the 19th century, and a photo of the remains in situ

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Windhull, 1201, (and common; Wyndhill, 1320; Wyndhyll, Wyndill, Wyndell, Wyndle, 16th century)

The present Windle Hall was built in 1782 and leased to Dr William Pilkington (whose sons founded the glassmaking firm) in 1795. The Pilkington family continued to live there until the death of Lady Mavis Pilkington in 1998.

Other significant families were the Colleys (or Cowleys), Hindley and Urmstons. The families of Harflynch and Eccles appear in the 16th century; and others of the neighbourhood, like the Byroms, Parrs, and Woodfalls, were also owners of land.

18th-century Windle was originally constituted by the villages and areas of Cowley Hill, Gerards Bridge, Hardshaw, Islands Brow, Laffak, Moss Bank, Pocket Nook, Windle Ashes and Windle Smithy. Hardshaw (or antiquated Hardsheigh), described as a Berewick in the Domesday Book was the site of The Chapel of St Elyn in Chapel Lane. The modern town of St Helens was formed around the Chapel of St Elyn that was located within the Hardshaw berewick since at least the 16th century.

In 1910 the area was said to cover 3150 acre.

Windleshaw Chantry

Governance

Windle is one of 16 wards in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens.

Until 1834 Windle was part of the ancient West Derby hundred before becoming part of the district of the Prescot Parish and Poor Law Union

The Windle Parish was reduced as an official body in 1894 to allow for the creation of the St Helens Civil Parish. In 1934 it was again reduced. Windle falls under the remit of the unitary authority of St Helens Council, while Windle Parish Council retains authority for some local matters within the community.

Education facilities

Cowley International College and De La Salle School are the two secondary schools in the area.

Bleak Hill, Rivington and St Thomas of Canterbury are the main primary schools in the area.

Infrastructure

Entertainment and leisure

The area has two leisure centres in the suburb of Dentons Green, Queens Park and Ruskin. The Queens Park complex contains facilities for swimming, keep fit, bowling, tennis, basketball, rugby and football. Ruskin has a gym and swim pool, cricket, rounders, football and rugby fields, as well as function and business suites.

Public open spaces include Queens Park, Cowley Hill, Bishop Road and Victoria Park.

Sport

Windle is home to Rugby Union team Liverpool St Helens FC.

St Helens Recreation Cricket Club, aka St Helens Recs, is based in Ruskin Drive, formerly Pilkington's Sports Ground.

FC St Helens is based at Windleshaw Sports on Windleshaw Road.

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

University of Portsmouth. "Administrative Unit Windle CP". visionofbritain.org.uk.
"St Helens population 2011".
Fletcher, Mike. (2002). "Black Gold and Hot Sand: A History of St.Helens". Carnegie Publishing Ltd.
"Salute to honour Lady Mavis".
Landon, Letitia Elizabeth. (1834). "Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1835". Fisher, Son & Co..
University of Portsmouth. "Administrative unit St Helens MB/CB". visionofbritain.org.uk.
University of Portsmouth. "Administrative Unit West Derby Hundred". visionofbritain.org.uk.
University of Portsmouth. "Administrative unit: St Helens Civil Parish". visionofbritain.org.uk.

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