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53°36′29″N2°58′05″W / 53.608°N 2.968°W / 53.608; -2.968

Shirdley Hill is a small village in the civil parish of Halsall, Lancashire, England, and is situated on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. It is reached by B roads from either the A5147 or the A570.

An £80,000 redevelopment of the village green, completed in 2009, provided the green with a new pond, benches and a flower bed. [1] Shirdley Hill railway station was on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, though the station closed in 1938, and the track was lifted in 1964. A plaque on the corner of Shaws Garth marks the site. [2]

In 2013, the Village installed an Automated Defibrillator near the Bus Stop.

Shirdley Hill gave its name to "Shirdley Hill Sand" which was used in a number of industrial processes, particularly glassmaking. [3]

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References

  1. O'Neill, Malachy (21 May 2009). "New £80,000 community park for Shirdley Hill near Ormskirk". Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  2. Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN   0-947562-04-4.
  3. "Shirdley Hill Sand, Sefton Coast • Historic Liverpool". 3 May 2011.

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