5-764: Kirkby Brook is the name for Simonswood Brook in Kirkby , a minor river ( brook ) in Merseyside , England, that is a tributary to the River Alt in the Alt catchment. It is located entirely within the town of Kirkby in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley . Rising from Simonswood Brook as it enters the town of Kirkby near St Chad's Church, Kirkby , Kirkby Brook flows southward until reaching Littlebrook Lane, when it turns southwest before finally flowing into
10-570: A river in England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Simonswood Brook Simonswood Brook is a minor, 12-kilometre-long (7.5 mi) river ( brook ) in Merseyside , England, that is a tributary to the River Alt in the Alt catchment. As the stream enters Kirkby , it is known as the Kirkby Brook . Rising from Blackburn's Plantation in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens , Simonswood Brook flows west into
15-657: Is then known as the Kirkby Brook and flows into the River Alt. Water quality of the brook in 2019, according to the Environment Agency , a non-departmental public body sponsored by the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs : 53°28′15″N 2°54′23″W / 53.47076°N 2.90625°W / 53.47076; -2.90625 This article related to
20-510: The Liverpool City Region , where it proceeds to flow a northwesterly course. After flowing under the Kirkby branch line via a culvert , Simonswood Brook briefly turns west before continuing its northwesterly course through Simonswood . It then flows into the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton and turns south through Melling Mount and finally into Kirkby in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley , near St Chad's Church , where it
25-402: The River Alt by Lime Tree Woods. In 2016, the number and diversity of invertebrates was rated as "poor" by the Environment Agency , a non-departmental public body sponsored by the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs . 53°28′15″N 2°54′23″W / 53.47076°N 2.90625°W / 53.47076; -2.90625 This article related to
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