Lydiate
Sign in to saveLydiate is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside (historically in Lancashire), England. It is located north of Maghull, with which it has a common history. At the 2001 Census the civil parish of Lydiate had a population of 6,672, reducing to 6,308 at the 2011 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Village
- UK place.official_name
- Lydiate
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Thomas, Lydiate 10.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St. Thomas' Church, Lydiate
- UK place.population
- 6,308
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Sefton
- UK place.civil_parish
- Lydiate
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Merseyside
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Sefton Central
- UK place.post_town
- LIVERPOOL
- UK place.postcode_district
- L31
- UK place.postcode_area
- L
- UK place.dial_code
- 0151
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD368040
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Lydiate is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside (historically in Lancashire), England. It is located north of Maghull, with which it has a common history. At the 2001 Census the civil parish of Lydiate had a population of 6,672, reducing to 6,308 at the 2011 Census.
==History== thumb|150px|left|Scotch Piper Inn, est. 1320, is reputed to be the oldest inn in Lancashire. thumb|left|150px|The ruins of St Catherine's Chapel, Lydiate|St Catherine's Chapel, built c.1500 and believed abandoned around fifty years later. thumb|left|Bell's Swing Bridge No. 16|alt=|150x150px There is evidence that the settlement of the area dates back to at least the middle of the 10th century. Indeed, one possible root of the name is the Old English hlid-geat meaning 'swing gate', which would have an association with animal farming. Lydiate is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and is described as having a "wood a mile long", and there is evidence of the existence of extensive forests at that time, particularly of oak and elm.