75-599: A59 may refer to: A59 road , a road connecting Liverpool and York in England A59 motorway (Netherlands) , a road connecting Willemstad and Oss One of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings codes for the Benko Gambit in chess [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as
150-737: A Wednesday or a Thursday. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Granada , the local television station TalkLiverpool also broadcasts to the area. Television signals are received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Merseyside , Heart North West , Capital Liverpool , Hits Radio Liverpool , Smooth North West and Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West . An online radio station, Maghull Radio, has been running since February 2014 in partnership with Maghull Council and Maghull Community Enterprise. This radio station broadcasts live from Maghull Town Hall and has
225-482: A corner or nook, giving the meaning of a "flat land in a bend". Another theorised origin is Anglo-Saxon mægðe to refer to mayweed . The original settlement, consisting of fifty people and six square miles of agricultural settlement, was established prior to the Domesday Survey of 1086 where the town is recorded as Magele on a ridge of high ground, that can be most clearly seen at Red Lion Bridge towards
300-549: A few hundred metres from the main Old Hall pitch. Maghull F.C. joined the Lancashire Combination in 1972. In the 1978–79 season, they joined Cheshire County League as founder members of Division Two, while they were founder members of North West Counties League in 1982–83. In 1992–93, they were North West Counties League Division Two Champions but were not promoted due to ground gradings. They left to join
375-479: A letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A59&oldid=541151656 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages A59 road The A59
450-690: A mixture of dual and single carriageway. Some sections of the A59 in Yorkshire closely follow the routes of Roman roads , some dating back to the Middle Ages as salt roads , whilst much of the A59 in Merseyside follows Victorian routes which are largely unchanged to the present day. Numerous bypasses have been constructed throughout the 20th century, one of the earliest being the Maghull bypass in
525-604: A parish to a town council and remains the second largest town council in England. Maghull has worked with the neighbouring parishes and villages, as well as Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council under the banner of the Altside Business Village, to give businesses in the areas a united voice and to promote tourism in the area. For this scheme, Maghull works with Aintree , Lydiate , Melling and Sefton Village; all of which are connected geographically as being near
600-726: A rock cutting 400 metres to the east of Halsall Hill Bridge. Soon after, the Red Lion public house was built in Maghull to serve the canal trade. It became a café and general store in the 20th century and was demolished after the Second World War . Several other canalside pubs were built over the years; for example, near Hall Lane Bridge there was the Traveller's Rest (demolished 1936) and the Horse and Jockey in Melling. In 1774,
675-499: A secure hospital to this day, holding such patients as Ian Brady . In 2010, plans were announced by the Labour government that new housing was needed and Sefton East – where Maghull is – was chosen as one of the locations for the new homes. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council showcased the plans at various locations around south Sefton, and were met by local opposition. Maghull is seven miles north-northeast of Liverpool city centre. To
750-530: A single lane west-bound, some of which was improved at various points during the late 20th century, such as in Hazlewood , where the A59 was rerouted to become a largely straight road, bypassing the now older winding route which exists to its north-west. The A59 was also rerouted just to the east of the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway during the same period, requiring construction of a new Bolton Bridge over
825-435: A variety of shows that combine music, both mainstream and niche, as well as talk shows including news and sport updates. Due to its location and amenities, Maghull has become for popular location for filming. Maghull's sport facilities include bowls and tennis next to the town hall and Maghull F.C. and cricket clubs playing at Old Hall Field. Maghull Cricket Club was founded in 1926 and after playing friendly cricket for
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#1732772270829900-558: A very small and narrow valley. North Yorkshire County Council have stated that they will start to construct the £30 million bypass in spring 2020. At the same time, they revealed that the closure and repairs bill for the section of the A59 at Kex gill was over £3 million for the period of 2009–2018. Plans for a 2.5-mile (4 km) bypass were submitted in December 2019, with the cost expected to be around £43.7 million. A bypass road for Ormskirk and Burscough respectively
975-602: A visit to the area but by 1780 a new manor house had been built near the site of the original and it still stands in the grounds of Maghull Homes with part of the original moat . It is also recorded that by 1667 the population of Maghull had increased to 599 with 136 houses and 127 families and by 1770 initial work had begun on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with the first sod being cut by the Honourable Charles Lewis Mordaunt. The actual spot lies in
1050-579: Is a major road in England which is around 109 miles (175 km) long and runs from Wallasey , Merseyside to York , North Yorkshire . The alignment formed part of the Trunk Roads Act 1936 , being then designated as the A59. It is a key route connecting Merseyside at the M53 motorway to Yorkshire, passing through three counties and connecting to various major motorways. The road is a combination of historical routes combined with contemporary roads and
1125-476: Is a town and civil parish in Sefton , Merseyside , England. The town is north of Liverpool and west of Kirkby . The town is also the location of Ashworth Hospital . Maghull had a population of 20,444 at the 2011 Census. Housing in the town is almost entirely a 20th-century settlement of semi-detached and detached housing although remains of the original town do exist. The town has had an elected council since
1200-547: Is now defunct ending in 2016 under the final captaincy of Joe Campbell. In the last few years, the 1st XI has slumped to the 2nd Division of the Liverpool Competition but are on the rise. Also, the club has had trouble with the local council over the issue of the rent, this has now been resolved with a new lease being signed in 2017. The 3rd and 4th teams play at the Parkhaven Trust, which is situated
1275-564: Is presently served by the Central Square Shopping Centre, which is based in the northwest of Maghull, which is the original town centre. Known locally as "the square", it contains several shops, a police station, numerous banks and nearby is a Morrisons supermarket. In Kennessee Green there is a shopping area called Tree View Court. There are also the Meadows shops near to Maghull Town Hall and Deyes Lane shops near
1350-596: The A5036 , M57 motorway and the M58 motorway . From Switch Island, the A59 travels through Maghull and Lydiate , into Lancashire through Aughton and thence to Ormskirk , roughly parallel to the Merseyrail Northern Line path. At Ormskirk, it reverts from a dual to single carriageway on an old bypass. The road follows through Burscough and Rufford , despite a bypass being considered for this section in
1425-607: The A6 before heading East and meeting the M6 at junction 31, after which the road splits into two separate carriageways until it meets the A677 for Blackburn . The A59 continues through Myerscough Smithy then runs around the perimeter of Samlesbury Aerodrome (a British Aerospace installation). At Longsight Road, it passes through Salesbury until meeting A666 , at which point it bypasses Billington , Whalley then Clitheroe , Chatburn and
1500-520: The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway through a roundabout junction with the B6160 before rising up Beamsley hill. At the top of the hill, the road crosses into the Harrogate district , at which points there is a long narrow, twisting descent, known as Kex Gill, that leads to Blubberhouses village. The A59 then runs along the head of Fewston Reservoir and follows the route of a Roman road past
1575-518: The IRA blew up the swing bridge at Green Lane on the canal but the strategic significance of this has never been fully explained due to Maghull's relative insignificance. In the Second World War , three bombs landed, one adjacent to King George V Playing Fields, on the site of the former residential home, and one in Ormonde Drive and one in the middle of The Meadows Hotel bowling green A house that
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#17327722708291650-583: The Local Government Act 1894 when the government set up a network of local governance across England. Following the Local Government Act 1974 , the council changed its name from a parish to a town council. It has been proposed by Dr Eilert Ekwall that the name Maghull may have been derived from the Celtic word magos referring to a plain or field, and the Old English halh referring to
1725-479: The River Alt – hence the name Altside, and politically as they are all in the eastern parishes of Sefton borough. By 1971 the population of the town stood at 22,794 and gave Maghull the largest population of any civil parish in the country. Maghull also has a town council, established by the 1974 Local Government Act. The town council is composed of councillors elected every four years. The council has been under
1800-602: The River Wharfe , with the former alignment now forming a bridleway . Up until the early 1970s, the start of the A59 was in the centre of Liverpool; this now forms a small spur connecting to the present day A59, which runs through the Kingsway Tunnel from its start point in Wallasey. The Birkenhead alignment of the A59 utilises a disused railway cutting to link the road up to the M53 motorway . In Lancashire,
1875-555: The Victorian St Andrew's and is the oldest ecclesiastical building in Merseyside still in regular use for worship but in 1756 the mediaeval nave of Maghull Chapel was pulled down with a Roman Catholic dual-purpose school-chapel opening in 1890 near Massey's Barn. It is noted that in 1568 Maghull Moss was divided between Sir Richard Molyneux of Melling and Edward Hulme of Maghull. The boundary of Maghull was, in
1950-625: The Victorian era , such as Scotland Road . The present day alignment between Switch Island junction and Aughton, Lancashire via Maghull was non-existent prior to the 20th century, with the connecting roads being typically smaller lanes which still exist today. The A59's Ormskirk junction with the B5195 Turnpike Road is where the A59's continues along its Victorian alignment, known as Hollborn Hill before continuing through Ormskirk and West Lancashire. In Clitheroe district prior to
2025-457: The railway came to Maghull in 1849, with a station on the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway as well as the construction of the town's first police station which was set up by Lancashire County Council in 1870 and the town got a second station in 1884, Sefton and Maghull , on the newly built Cheshire Lines Committee Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway to Southport ,
2100-573: The ' golf balls ' at Menwith Hill , an RAF station. As Skipton Road, the A59 then declines towards Harrogate passing Kettlesing . Reaching Harrogate as Skipton Road, it meets the A61 Ripon Road for Ripon, Harrogate town centre and Leeds, before continuing through the suburbs of the town as Skipton Road. This section of the A59 is widely considered to be one of the busiest roads in North Yorkshire. Part of this section travels across
2175-675: The 50 years of their existence started playing league cricket in the 1970s. After moving through various junior leagues, they joined the Liverpool and District Competition in 1999. The 1st XI gained promotion to the ECB Premier League in 2001 before being relegated in 2004. In 2005, they won the First Division title for the 2nd time and rejoined the Premier league in 2006. They were relegated in 2008. The 1st XI captain from
2250-446: The A59 ran up from Southport House. The route from Liverpool to Leeds via Preston was one of many roads across the country to be designated a trunk road in the Trunk Roads Act 1936 , being given the designation A59 and encompassing the alignment from Liverpool to Skipton. The route fell within the first schedule of the act, which also included around 4,460 miles (7,180 km) of road to be trunked and designated. This century saw
2325-469: The A59 was realigned during the same period in the early 1970s, to bypass the towns of Clitheroe / Whalley plus the villages of Chatburn & Sawley . The Chatburn section includes a deep limestone cutting with the Downham road bridge overhead. Most of it was constructed as a single-carriageway despite parliamentary concerns that it would be less safe than a dual-carriageway. The Sawley brow section
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2400-639: The A59. However, the road could still happen after the completion of the Preston Western Distributor Road (A582) in July 2023. The A59 has persistently featured in the top 10 most dangerous roads in Britain. A report by The Sunday Times in 2004 branded a section of road between the towns of Skipton and Harrogate as being "the most hazardous primary route in the nation", suggesting that the cost to implement safety measures to reduce
2475-502: The B6265 north of the town and providing relief to traffic congestion. The A59 was upgraded to primary status during the 1990s due to its increased perceived importance as an east–west route. This stretch of the route was claimed in 2004 to be one of the busiest roads in North Yorkshire. Whilst now skirting to the north of Goldsborough towards the A1(M) , originally the route went through
2550-506: The Kex Gill section of road that spans from Blubberhouses to the top of Beamsley Hill. The road has been closed on many occasions since 2010 (particularly in 2016 when it was closed for 8 weeks for emergency repair work). It was closed again due to a landslip in May 2018 and local planners have stated that a new section of road should be built to the north of the current route on the other side of
2625-758: The Stray , an act-protected tract of grassy land which horseshoes around the town centre. The A59 then turns left at the Empress Roundabout, which is itself on the Stray, towards the suburb of Starbeck , although traffic travelling towards York is directed onto the A661 Wetherby Road to utilise the A658 Harrogate and Knaresborough Southern Bypass. The A59, however, continues to travel through Starbeck as Knaresborough Road and later High Street, then heads east to Knaresborough , passing through
2700-464: The beginning of the 2011 season is batsman John Ring, who led the team to their 3rd First Division Championship in ten years in 2011, returning Maghull to the Premier League for the 2012 campaign. The 2nd XI plays in the 2nd XI First Division and is captained by Liam Gibbons. Gibbons led the side to promotion, and the 1st Division championship, to the 2nd XI Premier Division in 2010, but the side
2775-500: The canal had reached Maghull and provided it with its second connection to Liverpool. The arrival of the canal created new industry in the area, notably quarrying of sandstone and clay extraction. It also bolstered the local hostelry trade. Maghull's first school was founded in 1668 in a small cottage in School Lane with the headmaster being Humphries Webster, showing the town's emergence although County Rates from 1716 said of
2850-408: The centre of old Maghull. The Trans Pennine Trail , a long-distance footpath from Southport to Hornsea , near Hull skirts Maghull, following the line of the old Cheshire Lines railway. Maghull saw some regeneration during the early 1990s with the creation of a central square shopping region. Over the road from the new shopping square was Clent House , then owned by farmer John Cropper who sold
2925-462: The centre of the town and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal follows it on the plain and the A5147 on the brow. This ridge marks the edge of the flood plain of the River Alt , providing protection from flooding and access to this fertile pasture of the plain. A church is known to have existed in the area in 1100 although it has been rebuilt at least once and the chapel still stands, in the churchyard of
3000-515: The control of Labour since the 2011 local elections. Since 2019 it has the following make up 12 Labour, 2 Conservatives and 2 Independent Councillors. Maghull town council is made up of four wards: East which elects five councillors, West which elects four councillors, North which elects five councillors, and South which elects two Councillors Maghull also falls into Molyneux, Park and Sudell Wards on Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. There are 3 Borough Councillors to each of these wards. Education in
3075-527: The earliest examples is in Lancashire with the Longton Bypass , which was constructed during 1956–57 at an estimated cost of £491,000 (equivalent to £15,480,000 in 2023). Prior to the bypass, the A59 travelled through the villages of Walmer Bridge , Longton and Hutton before being realigned to their east. In Yorkshire at Beamsley Hill, there are two lanes east-bound (on an incline) and
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3150-558: The early 1930s, particularly where traffic through towns was congested. Portions of the route through Lancashire were proposed to be upgraded to motorway standard during the mid-20th century, latterly being downgraded to significant improvements then ultimately withdrawn from consideration. Sections of the road have previously been noted as being amongst the most dangerous in the country, particularly in Yorkshire, despite continued efforts to improve road safety. The A59 starts in Wallasey at
3225-607: The early 1980s, before reaching the A565 at Tarleton . The road continues over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and River Douglas through to Longton (and Hutton ) bypass , where it returns to dual carriageway. Passing Lancashire Police HQ, the road bypasses Penwortham and continues across the River Ribble into Preston , by-passing the city centre via Ring Way, where the A583 from Blackpool converges. It briefly merges with
3300-590: The end of Deyes Lane, about five or ten minutes walking distance from Deyes High School. In 1929, the Maghull Townswomen's Guild was formed. It later became the Maghull Summerhill Townswomen's Guild and was a Registered Charity , but closed in 2014. The Maghull Community Association on Green Lane provides live entertainment, family fun days and special events such as Christmas parties and ladies nights. In 2009, Maghull Town Hall
3375-537: The first time in the side's history. In 2005, the club entered a team in the Sunday 3rd XI First Division Competition, called the 5th XI. Due to regional boundaries in this league, the team have moved between the East and West divisions. As of 2018, the 1st XI captain is Paul Walter. 2nd XI captain is James Stanley and the 3rd XI and 4th XI are now equal teams being captained by Adam Lloyd and Gareth Lloyd respectively. The 5 XI
3450-415: The land and property around 1993 to the local authorities. Cropper's family had owned the land for generations, while their house was fronted by a "picturesque delf, ringed by trees" and was considered among the more beautiful parts of Maghull. Plans to regenerate the site were set in motion to provide needed amenities for the area, with a new police station and council offices among the suggestions. Maghull
3525-534: The line was an extension of the North Liverpool Extension Line . A large section of embankment has been destroyed to make space for Switch Island . In 1933 Northway ( A59 road ) was built, initially as a tree-lined single carriageway but dualled in the early 1960s, which bisects Maghull, taking travellers from Liverpool to Ormskirk off 'Liverpool Road'. The arrival of Northway triggered an increased rate of expansion in Maghull. In 1939,
3600-460: The north, Maghull Brook and to the south, Melling Brook; the west was marked by the River Alt. At the eastern edge, however, the boundary was ill-defined on the moorland and due to the value of turf from the moss as a vital fuel this caused regular disputes between both Maghull and Melling Manors. Maghull Manor House was built in 1638 and local tradition has it that Charles II slept there during
3675-687: The northern end of the M53 motorway and heading through the Kingsway Tunnel . In the centre of Liverpool, a separate 0.7 miles (1.1 km) spur heads north from the roundabout junction at the entrance of the Queensway Tunnel , joining the main route at Scotland Road in Vauxhall. It continues north through Kirkdale and Walton , passing Aintree Racecourse and Ormskirk Road (forming the boundary between Aintree and Netherton ), before reaching Switch Island junction where it meets
3750-652: The northwest is Lydiate , to the east Melling , to the south Aintree and Netherton and to the west the Mersey Forest and Sefton village . Maghull is separated from the rest of the Greater Liverpool sprawl by a green belt which runs across the Switch Island motorway junction and through which flows the River Alt. In 1912, the Maghull & District Conservative Club was founded on Station Road; it still stands today. The Maghull Labour Party
3825-453: The number of incidents could be in the region of £3 million. North Yorkshire County Council claimed they were taking steps to reduce fatalities on the road and that accidents on the stretch in question was still too high, despite the number of accidents in 2003 being at its lowest in six years. The newspaper had also reported on the lives of those who have lost loved ones on the road. In 2008 European Road Assessment Programme reported
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#17327722708293900-584: The opening of the new Chatburn road in 1827 the main Liverpool / Skipton route ran through Clitheroe town via Whalley road and Pimlico over the limestone ridge of Chatburn Old road. The original route in Sawley village skirted the River Ribble from Smithies bridge and may have used the relatively steep & narrow brow from near the Spread Eagle pub, alongside the River Ribble , prior to today's route
3975-420: The potential construction of new routes. Numerous sections of the route have been realigned at various stages, particularly where the previous alignment had travelled through busy villages or towns. Most have been constructed since the route was trunked and designated the A59, however some parts, such as the Maghull bypass, had been constructed prior to the Trunk Roads Act 1936 . A bypass has been proposed for
4050-500: The risk of being involved in a death or disabling injury accident as being between Low-medium and Medium-high depending on the section of road travelled. There were renewed calls in 2017 to improve the A59 in Ribble Valley , Lancashire , with MP Nigel Evans describing the A59 as a "dangerous road" whilst requesting the police carry out a full audit of accidents in an effort to tackle the problem. A proposal to improve safety of
4125-449: The river eventually becoming good agricultural land. This had led to the growth of the population to 534, with about half the employment being in trade rather than agriculture and a rise in 1815 to a population of 720 people with 71 families engaged in agriculture and 29 in trade, manufactures and handicrafts. There were 108 inhabited houses. By the 1820s, horse racing was well established on land in Maghull. Old Racecourse Farm later became
4200-692: The road between Skipton and Harrogate, which is the only direct route between the towns, was discussed by councillors in March 2017. Numerous possible re-alignments are being considered in an effort to minimize or eradicate the impact of road closures, which has cost the council almost £1 million. There are numerous junctions along the route of the A59, including motorway and other A-road junctions. Major junctions and landmarks are listed below. 53°56′32″N 2°13′17″W / 53.94235°N 2.22132°W / 53.94235; -2.22132 Maghull Maghull ( / m ə ˈ ɡ ʌ l / mə- GUL )
4275-574: The route. Evidence of ditches earlier than the Roman conquest of Britain were also uncovered during the archaeological dig in 2008, suggesting a road network present in the area dating back to the Iron Age . Much of the present-day Merseyside alignment is unchanged over the last century, with the route through Liverpool to Switch Island junction in Aintree utilising existing road infrastructure from
4350-577: The secondary schools serve pupils from the neighbouring towns in south Sefton, and the neighbouring local authorities of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley and Liverpool . Maghull is bisected by the A59 road and is served by Maghull railway station and the Maghull North railway station , along with bus routes to the nearby areas of Kirkby, Southport, Ormskirk and Liverpool city centre with most running past or near Maghull Square. The M57 and M58 motorways start at Switch Island , between Aintree and Maghull. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs through
4425-461: The site for the Meadows Hotel; and Old Racecourse Road, off Sefton Lane, commemorates the sport. Baines' Directory of Lancashire in 1825 provided the first list of specialist male occupations in Maghull – 1 blacksmith , 1 cooper , 1 tailor , 1 land surveyor and 1 wheelwright . By 1840 the agriculture of the area had changed from animal to arable farming and the 1861 National Census the population stood at 1,222. Due to this increase in population
4500-495: The south of the city walls at a zebra crossing at the junction of Tadcaster Road and Nunnery Lane, the A1036. The A59 in Yorkshire from Green Hammerton to York follows the path of an old Roman road known locally as Watling Street and may in Medieval times have been used as a salt road . Archaeological digging in 2008 showed the Roman road crossing the River Nidd on an old county bridge prior to diverging north-east of Green Hammerton, contrary to previous understanding of
4575-412: The town "Maghull doth always bear and pay a third less than either Down Holland or Lidyeat". This shows that Maghull was a developing community, but still not as rich as its neighbours Downholland and Lydiate . Economic development continued with the Molyneux family ( Earls of Sefton ) being significantly active in bringing about the Alt Drainage Act in 1779 which resulted in many acres of marshland along
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#17327722708294650-401: The town began with William Harper founding the Maghull School in Damfield Lane, the location of Maricourt Catholic High School , in 1815 under the terms of his will. In 1839, the National School , later St Andrew's Church of England School, was built and the earlier school, a small cottage, which still stands, became the headmaster's house. Money for the school, which cost £450 7s 0d (£450.35p),
4725-439: The town centre before heading towards York as York Road. The remainder of the route is comparatively flat. From Knaresborough, the A59 meets up with York-directed traffic from Harrogate on the A658, and skirts to the north of Goldsborough towards the A1(M) . The A59 heads towards York, travelling close to such places as Nun Monkton , Moor Monkton and Upper Poppleton before crossing Holgate Bridge and finally ending just to
4800-427: The vast majority of the A59's bypasses constructed, some of which were built before trunking, including a bypass of Ormskirk town centre in Lancashire, which appeared on maps from 1929 onwards as "Byepass Road" and subsequently forming the A59. Numerous additional bypasses were built after the road was trunked, to realign the A59 away from routes where it may have previously travelled through busy towns and cities. One of
4875-425: The village of Flaxby and onto Allerton , but the route now travels a restricted east–west route and meets the A1(M) at its junction 47. The road originally ended to the south of Green Hammerton , with the A66 routed down from Boroughbridge and going into York . The A59 in Yorkshire was part of North Yorkshire's 30-year transport plan in 2016, including maintenance of potholes and resurfacing works, as well as
4950-415: The village of Sawley before reaching Gisburn . From Horton it enters North Yorkshire and goes through West and East Marton before meeting the A56 , after which the road passes Broughton . Past Broughton, the road meets the Skipton bypass at its western end, where it overlaps the A65 on its route between Kendal and Leeds , de-merging with the A65 further to the east. The road continues over
5025-426: Was 3 lanes with overtaking both ways, but following several serious accidents, is now only overtaking allowed on the uphill east-bound side. The bypass had been confirmed the year before at an estimated cost of £3.4 million (equivalent to £70,684,211 in 2023). The A59 stretch of the Skipton Bypass was opened in 1981 at an estimated cost of £16.4 million (equivalent to £79,399,121 in 2023), crossing
5100-412: Was at the time considered to potentially become the M59 motorway , with investigations into all practical options being considered, however the motorway was ultimately never constructed. A map published by Lancashire County Council and dated 1974 shows the suggested route of the motorway, starting at the missing M58 motorway junction 2 and continuing north-bound towards Blackpool along the alignment of
5175-443: Was first proposed as part of James Drake's 1949 Road Plan for Lancashire , described as an all-purpose road but later considered to be a potential motorway by 1958 and given the designation of A59(M). By 1963, Lancashire County Council had dropped the plans for a motorway of this nature, instead deciding to focus later efforts during the mid-1970s on proposing a scheme to improve the A59 link between Liverpool and Preston. This proposal
5250-425: Was formed in 1928. Maghull has been governed as part of the Borough of Sefton since the Local Government Act 1974 , when the boundaries were redrawn. Maghull moved from Lancashire into Merseyside . Maghull has had an elected council since the Local Government Act 1894 when the government set up a network of local councils across England. Following the Local Government Act 1974 , the council changed its name from
5325-430: Was given a large extension costing £8.2million, and which included a library and sports facilities. The main local newspapers are the Liverpool Echo (evening) and the Liverpool Daily Post (morning). Both are tabloids published by the Trinity Mirror group. There are also two local newspapers, the Aintree & Maghull Champion and the Maghull Star , both of which are free and are delivered every week either on
5400-585: Was merged with Ormonde Drive High School to form Maghull High School , concentrating on the Ormonde Drive site. Today Maghull contains several primary schools including State , Roman Catholic and Church of England schools. There are also three high schools which all contain independent Sixth Form facilities, working together as part of the Maghull Collaborative. These secondary schools being Deyes High School , Maghull High School and Maricourt Catholic High School . As well as serving Maghull,
5475-776: Was raised by local subscription and the schoolmistress was paid £5 a year, and each scholar had to pay one penny (1d) a month towards the cost of a fire, and tuppence (2d) a month for pens and ink, if they were being taught to write but by 1873 a second storey was added to the school to accommodate the growing population. In 1957, the Sisters of Mercy created the Maricourt Catholic High School with all students initially taught in Quarry Brook House with an initial intake of only twelve girls. In 1982, Old Hall High School , formerly Maghull Grammar School,
5550-543: Was relegated in 2011. The club has a 3rd and 4th XI, with Andy Buchannon in charge of the 3rds and Gareth Barry responsible for the 4th team. In 2007, the 3rd XI won the 3rd XI First Division championship and plays in the 3rd XI Premier Division. 2011 saw the 3rd XI win the Embee Trophy and narrowly miss out on the Premier Division championship. It also saw the 4th XI win promotion to the Premier Division for
5625-546: Was then 16 Park Lane (now 321, the houses were renumbered in the late 1960s or early 1970s), Moss Side, was also destroyed; it was rebuilt in the 1950s. It served as a refuge for up to 6,000 people a night from Bootle . American and Polish army units were stationed in Maghull and it also held several camps for displaced persons. Park Lane TB sanatorium and a hospital, built to treat shell shock victims, were combined to form Ashworth Hospital and one hundred patients transferred from Rampton Secure Hospital with it remaining
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