Kirkby
Kirkby ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The town, historically in Lancashire, has a size of is north of Huyton and north-east of Liverpool. The population in 2016 was 41,495 making it the largest in Knowsley and the 9th biggest settlement in Merseyside.
Key facts
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Chad's Church, Kirkby2.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Chad's Church, Kirkby's parish church
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Merseyside
- UK place.official_name
- Kirkby
- UK place.population
- 45,564
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Knowsley
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Merseyside
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Knowsley
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- History
- Government
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Population changes
- Economy
- {{anchor|Regeneration efforts}}Regeneration
- Tesco plans
- St. Modwen plans
- Council intervention
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Buses
- Education
- Houses of worship
- Sports and recreation
- Services
- Media
- Filmography
- Notable people
- Footballers
- {{anchor|Other sports figures originating from Kirkby}}Other sports figures
- Others
- See also
- References
- External links
Kirkby ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The town, historically in Lancashire, has a size of is north of Huyton and north-east of Liverpool. The population in 2016 was 41,495 making it the largest in Knowsley and the 9th biggest settlement in Merseyside.
Evidence of Bronze Age activity has been noted though the first direct evidence of a settlement dates to 1086 via the Domesday Book. The town was mainly farmland until the mid-20th century until the construction of ROF Kirkby, the largest Royal Ordnance Factory filling munitions, during the Second World War; Kirkby's urban development happened in the post-war period.
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