Sefton
| Sefton | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
 Sefton Parish Church, dedicated to St Helen | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD356012 |
| Location: | 53°30’15"N, 2°58’17"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 855 (2011) |
| Post town: | Liverpool |
| Postcode: | L29 |
| Dialling code: | 0151 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Sefton |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sefton Central |
Sefton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, within the conurbation spreading out from Liverpool. It is located to the south-west of Maghull and to the north-east of Great Crosby, on the flood plain of the River Alt. The village is bisected by the B5422 Brickwall Lane, which cuts also through the site of the moat of Sefton Old Hall, a recognised National Monument. At the 2001 census the population was recorded as 772,[1] increasing to 855 at the 2011 census.[2]
The name Sefton is thought to be derived from the Old Norse sef, meaning "sedge" or "rushes" and tún meaning "farmstead".[3] In the past Sephton was an alternative spelling.[4]
The Grade-I listed Parish Church of St Helen (Church of England) was first built around 1170 as the private chapel of the Molyneux family.[5]
This village is also home to Saint Helen's Well, a pre-Reformation shrine, a plague pot, the Grade-II listed 'Punch Bowl Inn' and the site of Sefton Mill dating back to the Middle Ages. Local folklore has it that Sefton Hall, a loyalist stronghold, was the scene of a skirmish in the English Civil War. The Georgian Rectory to nearby Sefton Parish Church was demolished in the 1970s, however the gate piers still stand at the entrance to Glebe End. The curate's house, Lunt House, was situated in the nearby hamlet of Lunt.
References
- ↑ 2001 Census: Sefton (civil parish), Office for National Statistics, http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790615&c=sefton&d=16&e=15&g=360948&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1234882399064&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779, retrieved 17 February 2009
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128302&c=Sefton&d=16&e=62&g=6351866&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433327492617&enc=1. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ "Vikings In Lancashire", Stephen Harding, 4 March 2004, archived from the original on 30 September 2011, https://web.archive.org/web/20110930204413/http://www.formbycivicsociety.org.uk/learning/full_article.asp?storyid=14, retrieved 16 November 2007
- ↑ Sefton, Lancashire, Gazetteer of the British Isles / A Vision of Britain Through Time, http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=10889, retrieved 21 October 2005
- ↑ Sefton St Helen's Church, merseyworld.com, http://www.merseyworld.com/seftonchurch/history.htm, retrieved 16 November 2007
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